Arundhati Reddy was raised by a single mother and Radha Yadav is the daughter of a vegetable vendor. Meanwhile, Shafali Varma broke patriarchal norms, cut her hair and disguised herself as a boy all for the love of cricket
It’s not just her victories that are inspiring, but the journey to get here is equally worthy of a mention. Sindhu travelled for almost 56 km every morning to get to Pullela Gopichand’s Academy, where she would train for four hours each day.
Rejected entry into a cricket academy for being a girl, Priya’s father sold his home to set up a practice pitch for her — this dad-daughter duo is truly an inspiration! #WomenInBlue
In a historic moment for women's cricket in India, Indian batswoman Smriti Mandhana became the first and only Indian cricketer to be named in the first ever ICC Women's Team of the Year 2016.