India is a country where kids can be
seen playing in every nook and corner of the country with anything in hand that
can be remotely made similar to a bat. Though India has given some incredible
talents like Tendulkar and Dravid, the game of cricket has majorly been male
dominated. It is only recently that women cricketers have started appearing on
the national television.
In the current scenario where the Indian
society generally remains male dominated, one girl has risen against all odds
in a game that is nothing less than a religion in India. Tamanna Nigam, student
of Masters of Journalism and Mass Communication at Jagran School of Journalism
and Communication is nothing short of an inspiration to all the young ladies
out there looking for a career in sports.
Having played professional cricket for
the past seven years, Tamanna is currently playing for the Madhya Pradesh
Cricket Association in the under 23 women’s team. To her credits, she has
played for the under 19 team and under her captaincy, the team was declared
champions of the Central Zone. She also was Vice Captain to the Central Zone
under 19 team.
Being a part of the state team is a
laurel in itself, however, Tamanna had no plans to stop. She has numerous
titles to her name, the most valuable of which, is being rewarded the best
figures in the bowling statistics given by BCCI. She tops the charts amongst
players from all over India at 1.66 being her economy rate.
Juggling sports and studies at such
level is no piece of cake but Tamanna does it flawlessly. She is an inspiration
for all the women out there looking forward to a career in male dominated
sports as she proves to the world on a daily basis that it is only passion and
the never-giving-up attitude that takes you to enormous heights in your life.
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