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Sushma Verma (Cricketer) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 15, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth3 November 1992

Age30 Years

BirthplaceShimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

ProfessionCricketer (Wicket-keeper & Batsman)

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Bhopal Singh Verma (retired teacher); Mother - Name not known; Sister - Pallavi Bakhshi; Brother - Bhakti Verma

Sushma Verma (Cricketer) Biography

Wicket-keeper batter from Shimla who rose through Himachal Pradesh age-group cricket to represent India across formats, play domestic cricket for Railways,

Early life and background
Sushma Verma Devi was born on 3 November 1992 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Raised in a family with a strong teaching background, she attended Portmore Government Model School in Shimla. As a child she played a variety of sports — including volleyball, handball, badminton and cricket — and continued developing her interest in the game through a local cricket academy. In 2009 she was among the first intake of the Indian residential academy in Himachal Pradesh. Her grandfather and father, both associated with teaching, encouraged an early engagement with cricket and radio commentary.

Career
Verma is a right-handed batter who also performs wicket-keeping duties. She captained the Himachal Pradesh Under-19 side in 2011 and led the team to the finals of the Under-19 All-India Women’s Tournament; that campaign helped raise her profile and led to selection at zonal and national levels. To find greater opportunities she began playing for the Railways women’s team and represented North Zone at zonal competitions. Domestically she has played for Himachal Pradesh Women, Railways Women, India Women Green, India Women Blue, India B Women, India D Women and the Board President’s Women XI.

Verma made her T20 international debut on 5 April 2013 against Bangladesh in Vadodara, becoming the first cricketer from Himachal Pradesh to represent India. She made her Test debut on 16 November 2014 against South Africa in Mysore and played her first One Day International for India on 24 November 2014 in Bengaluru, also against South Africa.

She was part of the Indian squad that reached the final of the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup. Across that tournament she contributed behind the stumps with 15 dismissals. After the World Cup she received recognition from the Himachal Pradesh state government, including a cash award and an offered appointment as a Deputy Superintendent of Police, and the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association named a pavilion at the Gumma Stadium in Shimla in her honour.

In domestic T20 competitions she has been a consistent run-scorer. She was the second-highest run-scorer in the senior domestic T20 circuit in 2019 and earned selection for India’s tour of the West Indies that year. In the 2019 Women’s T20 Challenge she played for IPL Velocity. In the 2022 Senior Women’s T20 Trophy she finished as the third-highest run-scorer with 237 runs in seven innings, averaging 79.00 with a strike rate of 105.80. In February 2023 she was signed by the Gujarat Giants for the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction.

Public profile
Verma is known for her fitness routine and is a regular gym-goer who enjoys cycling and golf in her spare time. She has promoted brands such as Garnier and Fast&Up on social media. In interviews she has described Adam Gilchrist as an inspiration and spoken about how her early exposure to radio commentary with her grandfather helped build her interest in the sport. She keeps a pet dog named Coco and is an animal lover.

Personal life
Sushma Verma is unmarried. Her family includes her father, Bhopal Singh Verma, a retired teacher; an elder sister, Pallavi Bakhshi; and a younger brother, Bhakti Verma. She follows a non-vegetarian diet and has several tattoos on her hands and forearm. Her preferred cricketers include Sachin Tendulkar and Mithali Raj, and she counts Akshay Kumar among her favourite actors.

Latest updates
Recent domestic form and performances in T20 tournaments kept Verma in national selectors’ view, and she continued to represent various India composite teams at the international level. Her 2022 Senior Women’s T20 Trophy performance and participation in the 2023 Women’s Premier League auction were notable recent milestones.

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Recent Work

Gujarat Giants (WPL auction signing)

Signed by Gujarat Giants ahead of the inaugural Women’s Premier League in February 2023.

2023
IPL Velocity (Women’s T20 Challenge)

Played for IPL Velocity during the 2019 Women’s T20 Challenge.

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. First cricketer from Himachal Pradesh to play for India
  2. Part of the Indian squad that reached the final of the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup
  3. Named a pavilion after her at Gumma Stadium, Shimla
  4. Second-highest run-scorer in senior domestic T20 competition in 2019
  5. Third-highest run-scorer in the 2022 Senior Women’s T20 Trophy
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