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Deepti Bhagwan Sharma born 24 August 1997 is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal, Birmingham Phoenix and India. 

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She is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off break 

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She is also the current third highest individual scorer by a woman cricketer in ODIs (188 runs) 

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Deepti Sharma was born to Sushilaa and Bhagwan Sharma. 

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She is the youngest among her siblings. Her father is a retired chief booking supervisor with the Indian Railways. 

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During one of the net practices which involved her brother and his teammates at the Ekalavya Sports Stadium in Agra 

The ball hit the stumps on a direct throw from 50 Meters distance. 

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This was spotted by then India's national women's team selector, Hemlata Kala and it was the turning point of her life. 

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By the time she reached the age of 15, she had enough experience but was always overlooked by the selectors for state teams selection. 

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Her all-round abilities slowly caught the eye of few other selectors and Rita Dey a former Indian batter and selector, decided to mentor her.

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