Doddaballapur, who grew up in Karnataka and played for the side in some domestic games moved to England to pursue higher studies which eventually led her to play international cricket with Germany. She made her T20I debut only this year in February and has played nine international to date scoring 123 runs and took nine wickets.
“Being able to contribute on the field to the team success this year, setting a world record and finally this POTY award- what a year this turned out to be,” she said in a thread. “Big thank you to all my lovely teammates, our support staff and to the DCB!”
ALSO READ: Germany is my new home and I enjoy playing for them, says skipper Anuradha Doddaballapur“This has been a special year considering 2019 was pretty awful with the lumbar disc herniation, surgery and its consequences, missing out on the World Cup Qualifiers,” she added. Doddaballapur recently became the first player to take four wickets in four balls in T20Is during their series against Austria.
Her bowling figures 5 for 1 in the fourth match is a record for the best figures by a captain in T20Is as Germany whitewashed Austria 5-0. Doddaballapur is currently working as cardiovascular research scientist in Germany while doubling up as the coach and development officer at Frankfurt Cricket Club.