[7][8] Goswami was born to a middle-class family in the town of Chakdaha in the Nadia district of West Bengal on 25 November 1982.

She took further interest in the sport after watching Australian batter Belinda Clark in the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Goswami along with Mithali Raj guided Indian Women's Cricket team to first Test series win in England in 2006–07 season.

[9] In May 2017, Goswami became the leading wicket-taker in ODIs when she took her 181st wicket against South Africa at PUK Oval, Potchefstroom, surpassing Australia's Cathryn Fitzpatrick.

The biopic will be directed by Sushanta Das, it will trace Goswami's journey from the Vivekananda Park nets in Kolkata to the Lord's cricket ground in London, where India lost the World Cup final against England in July.

[25][26] In May 2021, she was named in India's Test squad for their one-off match against the England women's cricket team.

[28] On 12 March 2022, she became the highest wicket taker in Women's World Cup overtaking previous record of Lyn Fullston.

[29] Goswami retired from international cricket in September 2022, with her final match coming against England at Lord's, with India winning by 16 runs.

[31] On 2 February 2023, she joined the Mumbai-based Women's Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians as a bowling coach and mentor.