Jaya Sharma is an Indian cricketer who has represented India in international women's cricket. She is associated with the formative years of organised women's cricket in India and has played in domestic competitions alongside her national appearances.
| Name | Jaya Sharma |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Level | International (India women's team) |
Jaya Sharma emerged through the Indian domestic women's cricket structure, which is administered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Domestic women's cricket in India is organised through inter-zonal and inter-state tournaments, and players selected from these competitions form the pool from which the national side is drawn.
Sharma has featured for the India women's national cricket team. As a top-order batter, she contributed in limited-overs formats during her tenure, taking part in bilateral series and tournament matches representing India.
At the domestic level, she played in BCCI-organised tournaments such as the Senior Women's One Day League and inter-zonal competitions, which serve as the principal pathway for selection to the national team.
Players from her generation contributed to the growth of women's cricket in India during the period when the women's game was being integrated into the BCCI's administrative structure, a transition formalised in 2006 when the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) merged with the BCCI.