Utkarsha Pawar is an Indian cricketer who has played in domestic tournaments for Maharashtra.
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Wiki/Biography
Utkarsha Amar Pawar [1]ICC was born on Tuesday, 13 October 1998 (age 24 years; as of 2022) in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Her zodiac sign is Libra. She was active in sports since childhood and used to play football and badminton. She started playing cricket at the age of eleven. She later got selected for the Maharashtra women’s team. She is a student of the Institute of Nutrition and Fitness Sciences(INFS), Pune. [2]Instagram – Utkarsha
Utkarsha Pawar (left) with her mother
Physical Appearance
[3]Instagram – Utkarsha Height: 5′ 3″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Body Measurements (approx.): 34-30-36
Family
She belongs to a Marathi family.
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name is Amar Pawar, and her mother’s name is Sunetra Pawar. She is the only daughter of her parents.
Utkarsha Pawar’s father, Amar Pawar, and mother, Sunetra Pawar
Husband & Children
She got married to her boyfriend Ruturaj Gaikwad on 3 June 2023.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Utkarsha Pawar’s wedding photo
The Mehndi ceremony took place on 1 June 2023.
A photo of Mehndi designed on Utkarsha Pawar’s husband Ruturaj Gaikwad’s hands
Relationships/Affairs
Her boyfriend was the Indian cricketer, Ruturaj Gaikwad.
A photo of Ruturaj Gaikwad (fourth from left) and Utkarsha Pawar (extreme left) with their friends
Religion
She follows Hinduism.
Career
Domestic
She played for Maharashtra Under-19 from 2012-13 to 2017-18 season, West Zone Under-19 from 2015-16 to 2017-18 season, Maharashtra Under-23 from 2015-16 to the 2018-19 season, and West Zone Under-23 in 2017-18 season. She later played for Maharashtra Senior and West Zone Senior teams.
A photo of Utkarsha Pawar playing a match for the Maharashtra senior team
International
India C
She played for India C in the 2019 Under-23 T20 Challenger Trophy.
A photo of Utkarsha Pawar in India C jersey
Hemant Patil Women Premier League (HPWPL)
She played for the Punit Balan group in HPWPL in 2021.
Facts/Trivia
- She is an all-rounder. Her batting style is right-handed, and her bowling style is right-arm fast.
A photo of Utkarsha Pawar bowling in a match
- She likes to dance in her leisure time and has also taken dance lessons in Kathak.
A photo of Utkarsha Pawar (extreme right) with her friends at a dance club
- Her parents said in an interview that she was good at her studies; however, she never took up a job to focus on cricket.
A photo of Utkarsha Pawar (centre, taking the selfie) with her friends at a gym
- Her name was included in the auction list for the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) for the base price of Rs 10 Lakhs; however, she went unsold. [4]BCCI
- She was seen during the post-match ceremony after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the 2023 IPL Trophy.
Utkarsha Pawar with her boyfriend, Ruturaj Gaikwad, holding the IPL 2023 Trophy
