As a little girl in Sangli, Maharashtra, Smriti Mandhana had one simple dream: she wanted to see her name in the newspaper. Watching her brother, Shravan, then a state U19 cricketer, appear in the local dailies a few times, young Mandhana figured there were three routes to fame: scoring 95% in her board examinations, becoming a movie star or becoming a cricketer. She chose option 3, and went on to cement her position among India and the world’s finest and most stylish batters.
3. Jemimah Rodrigues
From Bhandup, Mumbai, Jemimah Rodrigues played U17 state hockey before committing to cricket fully. Her father, Ivan, who couldn’t pursue his own cricketing dreams, pushed his youngest child (and only daughter) Jemimah towards it. The Rodrigues family moved from Bhandup to Bandra for their daughter’s education and cricket, and supported their family of five by running coaching classes in the neighbourhood.
4. Shafali Verma
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