Journey of a sportsperson.
Sixty-year-old Sudha Shah, one of the pioneers of women’s cricket in India, became in June this year, only the second Indian women’s cricketer after Shanta Rangaswamy to receive the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her services to the game. Sudha, a right-hand batsman and off spinner, has served the cause of Indian women’s cricket for over four decades-first as a player, then coach and finally as a selector.
I chatted with Sudha on her well-deserved award and her experiences in Indian women’s cricket.
Congrats on your receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the BCCI in June this year.
Thanks. I cannot say how happy and honoured I am at receiving this honour. All the sacrifices made and the hard work put in have been recognised by this Award. It feels really good.
I understand your family was involved in cricket. Could you tell our readers about your family?
My father was a Gujarati and my mother was from Kerala. My father was the Founder-Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Women’s Cricket Association (TNWCA). I have an elder sister- Meena Dalal nee Shah who played for Tamil Nadu and South Zone. My sister later on became Secretary of TNWCA after she stopped playing. My brother Arun played cricket for his school.
How did you start playing cricket?
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August First 2018 من Woman's Era.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August First 2018 من Woman's Era.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Slow Mornings Happy Days
Setting up for peaceful day by embracing the art.
Import
From nautical origins to medical innovations and beyond.
My Anniversary
The memories now cherished alone.
Touching Lives
A reflection on the impact of an educator.
Insightful Idioms And Idiocies
Revealing the wit and charm in the fascinating world of words.
Stress The Good Cop?
A little bit of stress can be good for life.
THE UNSUNG SUPER LADIES
The challenges faced and overcame by army wives.
Good Morning...Friends
So sacred a relationship friendship is that it flourishes sans any selfishness.
Lagan Nu Custard
Exploring the delights of parsi cuisine
Back To Nature
Rediscovering the serene joys of agriculture and rural living.