Jasia Akhtar (born 27 May 1988) is an Indian

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er who currently plays for

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. She play as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for

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and Trailblazers. In September 2017, Akhtar was called up to the national camp for the

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, becoming the first woman cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be selected for a national camp.

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