“I didn’t even know there was an Indian women’s cricket team,” said pacer Kranti Goud as she reminisced her journey from Madhya Pradesh’s obscure Ghuwara village to the very top of the sport she picked up by chance.

The 22-year-old, who contributed nine wickets at an average of 18.55 to India’s maiden title-clinching run, including a player of the match-winning three-wicket haul against Pakistan, spoke to PTI Videos about her nascent but remarkable career so far.

“I didn’t even know there was a women’s cricket team — that’s where my journey began,” Goud said just before meeting President Droupadi Murmu here on Thursday.

The felicitation at the Rashtrapati Bhawan followed an evening meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, marking an unprecedented high for the youngster, w

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