FULL NAME: Basanti Hansda
GENDER: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: Date not known
PARENTS: Father (), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Murgapadi, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Ramadevi Womens University, Bhubaneswar
PROFESSION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Visually impaired right-hand batter and right-arm medium-pace bowler
CATEGORY OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT: B2 (Low vision)
TRAINING PLACE: Not known
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Debasis Jena, Sukhram Majhi
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Bhubaneswar Blind Women, Odisha Blind Women, India Blind Women

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     She was part of the Bhubaneswar team that finished runners-up in the 4th State Level Women Cricket Tournament for the Visually Impaired at KT Global School Ground, Khordha on 10 December 2022.

NATIONAL:
*     She was vice-captain of the Odisha team that emerged champions in 4th Womens National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind at Karnataka Gymkhana Ground in Hubli, Karnataka on 12 January 2024.
*     She was part of the Odisha team that emerged champions in the 3rd Womens National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind at Altiore Sports Green Park Ground in Bengaluru on 13 January 2023. Also bagged the award as Player of the Final.
*     Hit a half-century against Rajasthan in a league match of the 3rd Womens National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind in Bengaluru on 11 January 2023.
*     She was vice-captain of the Odisha team that finished runners-up in the 2nd Womens National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind at Altiore Sports Ground in Bengaluru on 4 March 2022.
*     She was part of the Odisha team that emerged champions in the 1st Womens National T-20 Cricket Tournament for Blind at DDA Sports Complex, New Delhi on 19 December 2019. She was also awarded as Joint Player of the Series.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     She was part of the Indian visually challenged women cricket team that created history, winning the Gold medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham, England on 26 August 2023.
*     Selected in the first-ever Indian Women Cricket Team for the Blind for a five-match T20 bilateral Series against Nepal to be played in Pokhara and Kathmandu from 25-30 April 2023.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     She was part of the Odisha team that won the three-match Womens Bilateral Cricket Series for the Blind against Karnataka 2-1, held in Bangalore from 12-14 October 2021.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     On 8 September 2023, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik  felicitated her with a cash prize of Rs 20 lakh for being part of the Indian womens team that won the gold medal at the IBSA World Games 2023 in Birmingham, England.
*     Lost her vision at the age of four when another child accidently pierced her eyes with a needle.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 23 January 2023
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 13 February 2024