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Harmanpreet clobbers it like Sehwag

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Harmanpreet clobbers it like Sehwag Alkesh Sharma Aug 26, 2012, 12.05AM IST MOGA: It was full house at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Indian flags fluttered around the stands as the crowd cheered on. A gutsy girl in blue hit the ball high in the air and it went screaming into the stands. It was the last over of an ICC Women's World Cup match between India and Australia in the summer of 2009. The ball went so far that the disbelieving officials asked the girl to undergo a dope test; even her bat was sent to the laboratory to be examined. Harmanpreet Kaur, then just 19, had clobbered it just like her hero, Virender Sehwag, and the six by this girl from Moga (Punjab) made her famous in the women's cricket circles. Now, the Indian team's vice-captain is getting ready for the T20 Women's World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka from September 26. "That six was the turning point. No one believed a girl could hit a ball so high and far. There were apprehensions that I had taken energy-boosting drugs. I underwent a dope test but I came out clean," Harmanpreet told TOI. Growing up in a small town, Harmanpreet had no option but to play with the boys in her neighbourhood as not many girls took to sports. This was a blessing in disguise as she says it made her tough. And her love for "chicken cooked Punjabi style" helped her become strong. Harmanpreet - Harry to her teammates - has played in three editions of the T20 Women's World Cup and one World Cup for Women (50 overs), traveling to England, Australia and West Indies. But the 22-year-old still loves her modest two-storey home in a narrow lane in Moga's ward number 2, where she now spends time listening to Punjabi music and playing with her pet dog Leo. She still travels 30 km in a bus to reach the nearest playground, where she practices with her teammates from the Moga district. "We have seen many hardships. I wanted to be a sportsman but could not because of financial constraints. My daughter is fulfilling my dreams," said her father Harmandar, a lawyer's clerk in the district court. "I remember my father spending his savings on buying cricket kits for me. But he never discouraged me from playing. My parents are a huge support," she said. Harmanpreet is determined to make it big, just like her idol Sehwag. "I love his style and his attitude on the field. He has often given me tips to improve my batting," she said.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-26/news/33401462_1_moga-virender-sehwag-gutsy-girl
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Actually seen her play' date='she is definitely one of cleanest hitters in women's cricket.[/quote'] Good good. Is she hot? I wish women cricket had a bit *it* factor....imagine mini skirt..oh and tennis ball.
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wow... didnt know we are still on losing side ..
Yeah .. M waiting for the day its all going to change in our favour .. hopefully in my lifetime (another 70 years is what I intend to Live :giggle:)
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we should just play 5 test series with pak.. and change that ratio for good. another 70 years?? i am planning to live total of 70 years.. :cantstop:

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we should just play 5 test series with pak.. and change that ratio for good. another 70 years?? i am planning to live total of 70 years.. :cantstop:
Why not I'm just 23 .. If A K Hangal can live upto 97, I hope I can atleast make 93 years :wink:

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