Sushma Verma is an Indian cricketer who represents the Indian womens national cricket team in international cricket tournaments. A wicketkeeper & Batsman, Sushma was signed by the Gujarat Giants for Rs 60 lakhs during the auctions of the inaugural Womens Premier League in February 2023.Verma grew up in a family of teachers. Her grandfather was a teacher. Her father is also a retired teacher.Despite her fathers wish to educate Sushma at a nearby school in her hometown, Sushma attended Portmore Government Model School in Shimla, which was far away from her home.As a child, Sushma played multiple sports like volleyball, handball, badminton, and cricket. In an interview, while sharing an incident from her school days, Sushma said, In my school days, we used to get refreshments at 6 PM after playing games. But my PT teacher and volleyball coach knew that I wont come and would be playing cricket. We didnt have cricket bats or balls, rather I used badminton rackets and asked the other person to shoot in the shuttle. I only wanted to swing and that used to give me happiness..When her family came to know about Sushmas passion for cricket, they enrolled her at a cricket academy in Shimla. In 2009, she was a student of the first batch of the Indian residential academy in Himachal Pradesh. Sushma Verma during her practise session.She plays for Himachal Pradesh Women, Railways Womens cricket team, India Women Green, and India Women Blue at the domestic level.In 2011, she was the captain of the Himachal Pradesh Women U-19 team that played in the finals of the Under-19 All-India Womens Tournament.As there were less opportunities for her while playing for Himachal Pradesh, Sushma Verma soon began playing cricket for the Railways Womens cricket team. She represented the north zone at the zonal level cricket.On 5 April 2013, Sushma played her first international T20 match against Bangladesh Women in Vadodara, Gujarat. Verma became the first cricketer (male or female) from Himachal Pradesh to represent India in international cricket.Sushma played her first international Test match for Indian women against South Africa Women in Mysore on 16 November 2014. Sushma Verma during a Test match.