Ashmini Munisar is a West Indian cricketer who has represented the West Indies in international women's cricket. A right-arm off-break bowler, she has been associated with the regional cricket structure of the Caribbean and has featured in age-group and senior West Indies women's squads.
| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ashmini Munisar |
| Nationality | West Indian |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Role | Bowler (off-break) |
| Represents | West Indies women |
Background
Munisar comes from the Indo-Caribbean cricketing tradition that has produced several West Indies players of Indian descent across both the men's and women's games. Her surname reflects the wider Indian diaspora presence in the Caribbean, particularly in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, regions which have contributed many cricketers to the West Indies set-up.
Career
Munisar has progressed through the West Indies women's cricket pathway, which includes regional Super50 and Twenty20 competitions organised by Cricket West Indies (CWI). Off-break bowlers in the West Indies women's side typically play a containing and wicket-taking role in the middle overs of limited-overs cricket.
Significance
As a player from the Caribbean of Indian heritage, Munisar is part of a long lineage of Indo-Caribbean cricketers represented in West Indies cricket, and her selection contributes to the continuing development of women's cricket in the region.
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References
- Wikidata entity: Q120224347