Taniya Bhatia is an Indian cricketer, who plays for the Indian national cricket team mainly as a wicket keeper. At the age of 13, she became the youngest female cricketer to play for the Punjab senior team at the national level. In 2018, Bhatia was named as one of the five stars of women’s cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Wiki/Biography
Taniya Bhatia, also known as Taniyaa Sapna Bhatia was born on Friday, 28 November 1997 (age 25 years; in 2022) in Chandigarh, India. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He attended DAV Senior High School, Chandigarh. As of 2022, she is pursuing Bachelor of Arts (second year) from MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh. Taniya grew up watching her father and uncle play cricket. His father played cricket at the all-India university level in the 80s. He was also a stand-in wicketkeeper for Punjab in the late 80s. Naturally, he was also inclined towards the sport and started his training at a nearby cricket academy when he was seven years old. A year later, he joined the cricket academy at DAV Senior High School, Sector8, Chandigarh. At DAV, he started training under Sukhwinder Bawa and then under Yograj Singh. After four years of cricket training at the DAV academy, Bhatia turned up for the Punjab U-19 trials and made an immediate decision. He was 11 years old then. Till 2022, he is being trained under coach RP Singh.
Taniya Bhatia during her training session
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 3″
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Taniya Bhatia is the daughter of Sanjay Bhatia and Sapna Bhatia. His father worked at the National Bank of India in Chandigarh. He has an older sister, Sanjana, and a younger brother, Sehaj. Sehaj is also a cricketer, who plays for the Indian U-19 cricket team.
Taniya Bhatia and her mother, Sapna Bhatia
Taniya Bhatia and her brother, Sehaj Bhatia
Taniya Bhatia with her sister, Sanjana Bhatia
Taniya Bhatia with her family
Husband
As of 2022, Taniya is unmarried.
Cricket
Domestically
Taniya made her domestic cricket debut in 2008, playing for the Punjab U-19 team at the national level. He became the youngest player to play for the Punjab senior team in an inter-state domestic tournament at the age of 13. In 2015, he represented the U-19 North Zone team as captain in an inter-zonal cricket tournament in Guwahati. In that tournament, he scored 227 runs and took 10 wickets. When he was 16, he joined the India A squad and played in warm-up matches. At one point, he decided to quit the sport because he was in a professional slump for about two years. However, his family encouraged him to continue his cricket career. Taniya has also played for the Supernovas team in the Indian Premier League.
Taniya Bhatia represented the Supernova team during the IPL match against the Trailblazers
international
Taniya made her Women’s T20 International debut for India on 13 February 2018 against South Africa Women in Potchefstroom. The same year, on 11 September, she made her Women’s One Day International (WODI) debut against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Taniya Bhatia in action for the Indian team in the One Day International match against Sri Lanka
After that, she played for the Indian team in the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. In January 2020, Taniya represented India at the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. On 16 June 2021, Taniya made her Test cricket debut for India against England in Bristol.
Taniya Bhatia played for India during the test match
Bhatia was named in the Indian squad for the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand in January 2022. In the same year, Bhatia represented India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Taniya Bhatia with the Indian squad ahead of the T20 series final against England in 2022
Record
- Holds the 9th position in Most Catches in an Innings (3) in International Test Matches
- Holds the 9th position in Most Catches in One Series (11) in One Day Internationals
- Holds the 8th position in Most Catches in a Career (23) in T20 Internationals
- Holds the 5th position in Most runs in an Innings (44*) in International Test Matches
- Holds the 6th position in Most Dismissals in an Innings (4) in T20 Internationals
- Holds the 3rd position in Most Stumpings in a Career (45) in T20 Internationals
Favourite
- Cricketers (Wicket Keepers): Sarah Taylor, Alyssa Healy
Facts/Trivia
- Taniya loves to travel and spend time with her family in her spare time.
- He is a right batsman and wicket keeper.
- His jersey number is 28.
Taniya Bhatia during a cricket match
- Taniya Bhatia is the first woman cricketer from Chandigarh to represent India internationally.
- In an interview, Taniya shared that she was the only girl at her training center. Sharing her experience as the only girl among boys at the institute, Taniya revealed that she was not treated differently. He said,
For Mr. Yograj I am a trainee, not a female trainee. Plus, I had such short hair back then that people there, unless they were talking to me, didn’t realize for a long time that I was a girl!”
Adding that starting in a men’s academy prepared him better for professional cricket, Bhatia said,
Their body language is different, and that rubs off on you. Most of them are older than me and care for them to sharpen my reflexes, I think. My foundation is strong because I have always played with boys since I started. It also makes me mentally tough. Tuan Yograj also never treated me differently, thankfully. I will never forget what I learned under him. It helps me to be disciplined. I watch my fitness like a hawk. It feels quite easy to play with girls my age later. If you set yourself a high standard when you’re still learning, it’s easier to face the challenges of top-flight cricket when you grow up.”
- There was a point in his career when he almost decided to quit. Talking about it in an interview, he said,
If you fall at a time when you expect your career graph to only go up, it becomes very difficult to cope at that young age. I almost quit cricket altogether.”
- Taniya Bhatia is managed by FairPlay Sports, an athlete management company in India.
- A pet lover, Taniya has a pet dog named Theo. He was so obsessed with his pet dog that he got a tattoo for him.
Taniya Bhatia and her pet dog
- Taniya has got several tattoos on her body including both her arms, her right ankle and her left calf.
Taniya Bhatia Tattoo
- Bhatia follows a strict exercise regimen to keep herself fit.
Taniya Bhatia during her workout session
- On 26 September 2022, Taniya took to Twitter to inform her fans that someone had stolen her bag containing cash, cards, watches and jewelery while she was staying at the London Maida Vale Marriot Hotel. His tweet read,
Surprised and disappointed with the management of Marriot Hotel London Maida Vale; someone broke into my private room and stole my bag with cash, cards, watch and jewelery during my recent stay as part of India Women’s Cricket [email protected] So it’s not safe.”
Further demanding a speedy investigation into the matter, he wrote,
Hoping for a speedy investigation and resolution of this matter. Such a lack of security at @ECB_cricket’s preferred hotel partner is astounding. Hope they will take notice too. @Marriott @BCCIWomen @BCCI.”
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
