About Jaya Sharma
Born 1980. Jaya Sharma is an Indian cricketer.
Jaya Sharma (born 17 September 1980) is an Indian former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match, 77 One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International for India between 2002 and 2008, including playing at the 2005 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Delhi, Railways and Rajasthan.
She was the first female recipient of the BCCI Player of the Year award, in 2007. Her 138* against Pakistan at the 2005–06 Women's Asia Cup is the third highest score for India in Women's ODIs. She scored another century against the visiting Australians in 2007. 104* 59 Chennai, India M. A. Chidambaram Stadium 2007
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Who is Jaya Sharma?
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When was Jaya Sharma born?
Jaya Sharma was born on 17 September 1980 in Ghaziabad.
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Jaya Sharma is a cricketer.
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Jaya Sharma is Indian.
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