The Rise of Kashvee Gautam: From Domestic Cricket Sensation to Most Expensive Player in Women's Premier League

2023-12-12 04:58:14

MUMBAI – After the Women’s Premier League star auction on Saturday, fans were eagerly looking for a twenty-year-old named Kashvi Gautam. Kashvi has not yet played in the Indian senior team. The bowler that teams missed in last year’s auction. How did a medium pacer from Punjab become a superstar in an auction worth gold for batsmen and all-rounders? Fan queries that have heated up search engines have revealed incredible records in domestic cricket, including 10 wickets in an ODI match.

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10 wickets for just 12 runs in 4.5 overs. Although he made it to Punjab’s Under-19 team at the age of 13, Kashvi made his debut in national cricket with this amazing performance in 2020. BCCI Under-19 ODI Cricket Championship held in Andhra Pradesh. Chandigarh captain Kashvi dismissed all 10 batters in the match against Arunachal Pradesh. During the bowling performance, which included a hat-trick, 6 people were trapped in front of the wicket. Kashvi became the first Indian woman to take 10 wickets in ODI cricket at the age of 16.

Kashvi, who was lined up in last year’s auction in the glow of a record performance in domestic cricket, was not picked by anyone in the team. Some team management pointed out the lack of speed of the ball as a shortcoming. It was after this that Kashvi started training hard to increase his pace in bowling. The star, who returned with sharper pace and swing, took 12 wickets in 7 matches in the National Women’s Twenty20 this year.

Kashvi, who likes current Indian opener Shefali Verma, has also imitated Shefali in his haircut. Like Shefali, Kashvi started playing cricket with boys. Kashvi joined the Gujarat team for Rs 2 crore.

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