Devika Palshikar (
Devanagari: देविका पळशीकर; born 20 June 1979) is an Indian former
cricket
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er and current cricket coach. She played as a right-handed
batter
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* Batter (baseball), person whose turn it is to face the pitcher
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and right-arm
leg break
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bowler. She appeared in one
Test match and 15
One Day Internationals for
India between 2006 and 2008. She played domestic cricket for Air India and
Maharashtra
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.
After playing, Palshikar was assistant coach of India between 2014 and 2016, and assistant coach of
Bangladesh in 2018. She has also coached various Indian domestic teams, and was head coach of
Velocity for the
2022 Women's T20 Challenge.
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1979 births
Living people
Marathi people
Cricketers from Maharashtra
Indian women cricketers
India women Test cricketers
India women One Day International cricketers
Air India women cricketers
Maharashtra women cricketers
West Zone women cricketers
Female cricket coaches
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