Jyotsna Patel First ever Female Cricketer (India Origin & Gujarati) inducted in Cricket Hall of Fame in 2021.
She played for India (Member of first ever India Women test team) and first class during the 1974-1978, She played against Australia, New Zealand, and the West Indies. During that period.
She also captained the Indore Madhya Pradesh State of India and Central Zone women’s cricket teams. She has also represented the Indore University women’s cricket team and served as captain of the Floor Hockey team for the State of Madhya Pradesh, India, from 1971-1974.
Jyotsna Patel was honored with a sports scholarship from 1972-1978 by India’s government, along with a four-year Government of India merit scholarship.
A talented cricket administrator, she has served as a member of the Happy Wanderer’s Indore, M.P. India 1965- 1978. Among her many proud achievements is being awarded lifetime memberships of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) in Indore, India, and the Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). She currently serves as a member on the Cricket Selection Committee of USA Cricket.
Jyotsna Patel has been honored and recognized for her professional and recreational endeavors, most notably by the professional Who’s Who organization in 2018-2019.