Amita Sharma

Amita Sharma (born 12 September 1982) is an Indian former cricketer and current chairperson of the selection panel of the India women's cricket team. She had played primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler. She appeared in five Test matches, 116 One Day Internationals and 41 Twenty20 Internationals for India from 2002 till 2014. She played domestic cricket for Railways, Assam and Delhi.

Sharma first played for India in 2002, and soon established herself as an integral member of the side. She took 14 wickets in the 2005 World Cup in South Africa and helped her side into the final.

In 2012, in a WODI against England, Sharma and Gouher Sultana scored 58 for the 10th wicket, which at the time was the highest 10th-wicket partnership in WODI history.

In September 2025, Sharma was appointed as the chairperson of the selection panel of the India women's cricket team. Under her tenure Indian women cricket team won the Women's World Cup 2025 which held in India.