CAB planning to name a stand after Jhulan Goswami at Eden Gardens

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is planning to name a stand at the Eden Gardens after legendary India seamer Jhulan Goswami, in recognition of her excellent services to the game.

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Hailing from West Bengal's Chakdaha town in Nadia district, the 39-year-old Jhulan brought the curtains down on her glorious, two-decade career with the third and final ODI against England at Lord's on Saturday.

"We are planning to name a stand after Jhulan Goswami at Eden Gardens. She is a special cricketer and deserves to be with the legends. We will approach the army for the necessary permission. We are also planning a special felicitation for her on the annual day."

CAB President Avishek Dalmiya said

"At CAB we give equal importance to women's cricket and hence we see so many talented cricketers. They are of course inspired by Jhulan's achievements. Though she has retired from international cricket we would love her to play in the woman's IPL," he added.

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Notably, the hard-hitting batter made her international debut for India Women under Goswami's captaincy back in 2009. As for the legendary pacer, she will end her career with the most wickets in ODIs. 

Having made her international debut back in 2022, the right-arm quick will finish her career as the highest wicket-taker across all formats. She has taken 353 wickets in her illustrious two-decades-long career.

As for ODIs, she has 253 wickets to her name in 203 matches. Apart from this, Goswami also holds the unprecedented record of bowling the most balls in One Day Internationals. 

She has bowled 9945 balls in ODIs and if she gets an opportunity to bowl her complete quota of overs in the final ODI against England Women at Lords, she will finish her career by bowling more than 10,000 balls.

Meanwhile, the CAB has also organized the telecast of her last game at a city theatre, Inox Elgin Road.