Dhir Rajput/Firozabad:The daughter of a family struggling with financial weakness has today achieved such a position that she has become an inspiration for other girls. Yes, the daughter of a factory worker in Firozabad, a city of Uttar Pradesh, known as the Glass City, has made her place in the Under-19 Asia Cup. Firozabad’s daughter will perform better in the cricket match to be held in Malaysia. Coming from a small town, this daughter has made her dreams come true. Even before this, this cricket player has performed better in the Under-19 T20 Cup.
Father did not have money to pay cricket academy fees, coach gave free training
Vikas Paliwal, coach of cricketer Sonam Yadav, who lives in Raja Ka Tal village of Firozabad, while talking to Local 18, said that the family of Sonam Yadav, who had made her place in the Under-19 Asia Cup, was struggling with financial crisis. We used to run our cricket academy in Om Glass near Raja’s pond. Where Sonam’s brother came to us with her. Her brother told us that Sonam wants to become a cricketer, but does not have money to pay her fees. Seeing Sonam Yadav’s excellent practice, our academy gave her free cricket training. After this, Sonam gradually moved forward to fulfill her dreams and in 2022, BCCI gave her a chance in the Under-19 Indian Challenger Trophy. Sonam was passionate about cricket since childhood and with the help of this passion, Sonam Yadav has achieved big name today.
India was shown victory in T20 World Cup
The coach told that after getting the opportunity to play in the T20 World Cup, Sonam Yadav had performed very well and the Indian team was victorious. After this, Sonam also participated in the Women’s Under-19 T20 Cup held in Vadodara in October 2023. Now Sonam Yadav has been selected in the Under-19 Asia Cup. Sonam Yadav will perform as a left arm spinner in the Asia Cup starting from December 15 in Malaysia.
FIRST PUBLISHED : December 15, 2024, 11:58 IST