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Doctor Vedika Magar leaves government job to pursue cricket
Vedika Magar left her government job to pursue cricket professionally after studying medicine and working in the medical field.
She grew up in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, where opportunities for women in cricket were limited.
While studying for her medical degree in Mumbai, she kept training and playing cricket.
A professor encouraged her to choose between postgraduate studies and professional cricket, and she decided to give the sport a chance rather than regret never testing her potential.
After being named among Mumbai's domestic probables three times, Magar made her professional debut for Sikkim against Kerala in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy in October 2026.
Her unusual path to professional cricket has brought her closer to her dream of playing for India.
Dr Vedika Magar left her government job to pursue professional cricket.
She made her professional debut for Sikkim against Kerala in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy in October 2026.
Magar grew up in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, and studied medicine at Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals in Mumbai.
She began playing cricket professionally at 23, after a professor encouraged her to choose between postgraduate studies and cricket.
She hopes to play for India.
- Who
- Dr Vedika Magar, a cricketer and trained doctor.
- What
- She left her government job to pursue professional cricket and made her professional debut for Sikkim.
- When
- She left her job last year, according to the article. She debuted in October 2026.
- Where
- She is from Pandharpur, Maharashtra, and made her debut for Sikkim against Kerala.
- Why
- She wanted to pursue her childhood dream of playing professional cricket and avoid regretting that she had not tested her potential.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Magar moved to Mumbai to study MBBS and continued attending cricket practice sessions.
Professor Hemant Gupta noticed her playing cricket and asked whether she wanted to pursue postgraduate studies or professional cricket.
Magar left her government job to pursue cricket professionally.
Magar made her professional debut for Sikkim against Kerala in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy.
- Home town
- Pandharpur, Maharashtra
- Professional debut
- Sikkim against Kerala
- Debut competition
- Senior Women’s T20 Trophy
- Debut date
- October 2026
- Age when she began her cricket career
- 23
What people are saying
Playing professional cricket had always been my childhood dream, but I had never imagined it would be possible.
I did not want to spend the rest of my life regretting that I had never tested my potential or given myself an opportunity.
After securing admission to a government medical college, Mumbai, I moved there to pursue MBBS. I never lost touch with cricket, continued attending practice sessions and joined a coaching academy.