Rasool, of Baramulla in Kashmir, is a young cricketer who is nurturing the dream of becoming a part of the women’s cricket team. She idolises Jhulan Goswami and believes in the mantra of working relentlessly to achieve one’s goals. Her inclination towards cricket during her teenage years was met with a lot of criticism.
“They always told me that it was not the sport to be played by women. It was men’s game. And me playing it would be a ‘gandi baat‘ but I always protested saying, ‘bahar ki ladkiyan bhi toh khelti hai, itna accha karti hai toh yeh gandi baat kaise Hui.’ I wanted to play and make sure I prove them wrong. That was the moment I decided that I really want to go for it. To fight against the odds and achieve my dreams. The best part was that because of me, many other girls whose families did not allow them to play got a chance to play.”
