Written By: Devadyuti Das | Updated: Oct 24, 2025, 12:31 PM
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In these collection of pictures, we find out all about star India cricketer who is also a certified 'genius' and powered India to the ICC Women ODI World Cup 2025 semifinals.
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Pratika Rawal scored her maiden century in ICC Women ODI World Cup in a must-win match against New Zealand in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.
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Pratika Rawal is joint-fastest to 1000 runs in ODI cricket, having achieved this in 23 innings. Lindsay Reeler achieved the same feat in 1988.
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Pratika Rawal scored over 92 in 10th and 12th class board exams and her brother Shaswat Rawal calls her a 'genius'.
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Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana put on India's highest-ever partnership in ODI World Cup. They put on 212 runs against New Zealand, surpassing Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur's 184-run stand against West Indies in 2022.
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Pratika Rawal's father Pradeep Rawal is a BCCI Level 1 Umpire. "When Pratika was three, I taught her to hold a bat. I became a Level 1 BCCI umpire and my daughter used to come with me and watch my matches. She was also interested in basketball; she is a gold medalist at the national level, where she represented Modern School. But when she was 10-12 years old, we decided cricket was the best path for her," Pradeep Rawal told Indian Express newspaper.
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Pratika Rawal has trained under coach of Harshit Rana and Ishant Sharma at Rohtak Road Gymkhana Club. "She was the first girl I trained at my academy,” Shravan told The Indian Express. "Her talent was evident and she used to stand up to boys older than her. She was focused and strong-willed right from the start. And she had excellent technique."
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Pratika Rawal is a Psychology graduate from Delhi University. "She has put in a lot of effort to balance her game and studies. Watching her play basketball, I started playing basketball as well. Then she transitioned to cricket as her main sport. She has played every sport in our school. I have seen how hard-working she is," brother Shaswat Rawal said about Pratika.
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