Cricket has always been one of the most followed sports in India and it’s an obvious choice of profession for most children. Recently, video of a 6-year-old girl is going viral in which she can be seen batting flawlessly, stating women have always had a brilliant grip on the sport.
Featuring six-year-old Mehak Fathima from Kozhikode in Kerala, in the video, she can be seen doing her routine drills while dressed in protective gear. Her skills shine as she faces multiple shots, straight drives, and pull shots, and hitting all of them with perfection.
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Here is the video of the same:
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The video has garnered a lot of traction and even caught the eye of Indian cricketer Jemima Rodrigues. Several others have also cheered for the young prodigy in the comments.
Mehak Fathima started playing the game seven months ago and as per the quotes in Indian Express, “Are you not teaching me because I am a girl?’ She had asked her father. That is when her father realised Mehak was interested in the game as well”, Fathima’s mother Khadeeja said.
Since then, she has been going for formal cricket training. Even, cricket runs in the family. Muneer, Fathima’s father, also claimed to have played for Calicut university when he was 13. And even her brother started playing with a bat and a ball at the tender age of 18 months.
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Fathima is now so dedicated to cricket as she plays inside their house all day with her father. She aspires to be a cricketer in the future and immensely admires Smriti Mandhana. “She watches her videos, her cricket plays and shots and tells us she wants to become like her,” says Khadija. “We fully support her.”
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