Ladakh girl impresses with her batting skills, video goes viral

At a time when ICC T20 World Cup is underway in Australia, a video of a young girl from Ladakh is going viral in India. The video of the girl, who is studying in the class sixth, has gained praise for her skills and zeal for cricket.

The video was shared by the Directorate of School Education on the microblogging site Twitter. "My father at home and my teacher at school encourages me to play cricket. I'll put all my efforts to play like @imVkohli Maqsooma student class 6th #HSKaksar," the Directorate of School Education said in a Tweet. The girl wants to learn the 'helicopter' shot - which was made popular by former Indian skipper MS Dhoni.

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My father at home and my teacher at school encourage me to play cricket. I'll put all my efforts to play like @imVkohli Maqsooma student class 6th #HSKaksar pic.twitter.com/2ULB4yAyBt

— DSE, Ladakh (@dse_ladakh) October 14, 2022

In the video, the girl can be seen playing cricket with her classmate batting and hitting shots like a pro. The girl, identified as Maqsooma, said that she has been playing cricket from a very early age and is now being coached by her father.

"I feel like playing cricket a lot. My favorite cricketer is Virat Kohli, I want to become like him," said Maqsooma.

The Department of Youth Services and Sports and Union Territory of Ladakh decided to support the young cricketer after her video went viral on social media platforms.
Secretary of Youth and Sports Services and Sports Department, Ravinder Kumar announced that a full cricket set would be sent to Kaksar High School immediately.

“Cricket is a team sport and we must nurture students like Maqsooma and others to hone their individual skills and their ability to play in a team,” Kumar said.

The secretary said efforts are being made to develop sports infrastructure in the mountainous region of Ladakh along with the identification of such talent in different sports for additional support and coaching.

Principal Secretary Education Ladakh (Sh. Sanjeev Khirwar IAS) has instructed the Department to provide full support to #Maqsooma to hone her talent in sports & education@safdar_irs @lg_ladakh @IndiaSports @jtnladakh @hardeepSPuri @imVkohli @BCCI @EduMinOfIndia @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/1CS7qJ5Lxj

— DSE, Ladakh (@dse_ladakh) October 17, 2022

Twitter user reactions over Maqsooma

The video has caught the attention of many cricketers from across the world.  
Harmanpreet Kaur reacted to the clip with a “Wow”. "The future captain of the Indian Women's national #cricket team will be from #Ladakh & her name #Maqsooma," another Twitter user wrote.