Vellaswamy Vanitha

Vellaswamy Vanitha (born 19 July 1990) is an Indian kannada cricket commentator and former cricketer. She played as an opening batter from Karnataka. In January 2014, she made her Women's One Day International (WODI) and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debuts, against Sri Lanka. In February 2022, she retired from all forms of cricket.

Personal life Vanitha has two sisters and a brother, and her family has been very supportive of her career choice. She used to train with boys at a coaching camp. Her father was the one who took her to the Karnataka Institute of Cricket when she was 11. As a child she often used to play gully cricket with her father and brother which helped in laying a strong foundation for love of cricket very early in her life.

Vanitha studied at Seventh Day Adventist, Bangalore. Later, she studied at CMR Law School as well as MS Ramaiah College of Law. Apart from being a cricketer, she is also an entrepreneur. She launched Orgobliss in 2013, along with her brother.