Deepti Sharma accuses WPL teammate of money fraud and theft: Report

Indian cricketer and UP Warriorz skipper Deepti Sharma has accused Arushi Goel of various counts, according to a report by Times of India. Deepti has played for Delhi in domestic cricket and UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Goel is a 27-year-old batter and medium pace bowler and was Deepti Sharma’s teammate in WPL. 

According to Times of India, Deepti has accused Arushi of money fraud and theft of various valuables. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sukanya Sharma, was quoted by TOI as saying, “Deepti's brother, Sumit Sharma, approached the Sadar police station with the complaint. Prima facie, we found some truth in the complaint and filed an FIR under BNS sections 305(a) (theft), 331(3) (housebreaking), 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 352 (insulting someone with the intent to provoke a breach of peace)."

The report also stated that the two players (Deepti and Arushi) formed a close bond during their time together at UP Warriorz. It was after this association that Arushi and her family began to think the Indian cricketer was allegedly facing ‘exploitation’ monetarily. 

Who is Deepti Sharma?

Born on 24tht, 1997, Deepti Sharma is one of the key players for India with the bat and ball. Deepti made her ODI debut at the age of 17, against South Africa in Bengaluru and scored just one run with the bat. The youngster picked the wickets of Nadine Moodley and Mignon du Preez to mark a decent debut, although India lost the game. 

Her T20 debut came two years later, while Deepti finally made her Test debut in 2021. The 27-year-old was part of India’s successful tri-series campaign in Sri Lanka recently. Deepti picked five wickets with the ball and scored 146 runs with a best of 93 not out. 

The 27-year-old has also played 25 WPL games scoring 507 runs and picking 27 wickets so far. Deepti Sharma has played for the Melbourne Stars and Adelaide Strikers women’s teams in the Big Bash League and for the London Spirit side in the Hundred League. Sharma is considered one of the best all-round players in the current women’s cricket set-up.