Iqra Rasool

Iqra Rasool (born 15 August 2000) is an Indian cricketer and also known as 'Baramulla's supergirl'. She hails from Dangiwacha, Rafiabad located in North Kashmir and represented Jammu and Kashmir at the U-19 and U-23 level.[1]

Iqra Rasool
Personal information
Full nameIqra Rasool
Born (2000-08-15) 15 August 2000
Jammu & Kashmir, India
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingFast Bowler
RoleFast Bowler
Iqra Rasool speaking at a Youth Summit in New Delhi.

In 2017, at a session of ‘We The Women’[2] in Mumbai, Mithali Raj, the captain of the Indian Women's cricket team, presented a ‘H.E.R.’ (Hope. Empower. Rise.) award to Iqra Rasool. H.E.R awards are conferred to those who have "shown remarkable excellence in their areas and have often taken risks, battled odds or rewritten the rules in pursuit of success".[3][4]

Early life

Her father, Ghulam Rasool Lone, is a bakery owner and she is the youngest of six siblings.[5][6]

She has played four times for her state at the national level at Amritsar, Haryana, Goa, Himachal and Jammu, prior to which she was with her girls’ team in school. In 2013, she was selected by the Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) citing her brilliant performance in the inter-district tournaments.[7] She has represented Jammu & Kashmir at the U-19 and U-23 level.[7] Rasool says she is a fan of Virat Kohli and the Pakistani pacer Mohammad Aamir.[1][8]

Cricket career

Rasool has represented her state four times at the national level at Amritsar, Haryana, Goa, Himachal and Jammu. In 2015, she played a tournament in Telangana and took three wickets in the finals while playing in the under-17 team.[9]

In May 2017, she moved to West Bengal and joined Aditya School of Sports to play for Bengal. Further, she wants to play for India women's national cricket team after getting a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association. Coached by Abdul Monayem, she currently represents Bengal at the domestic level.[7] As of August 2017, Iqra is training at the indoor facilities of the Eden Gardens under Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).[10]

As a tie-up deal between Michael Clarke Cricket Academy and newly opened Aditya School of Sports, cricketer Michael Clarke announced that there will be young talented cricketers travelling to Sydney on a 12-day programme. This team also includes Iqra Rasool.[11][12]

gollark: I saw one of their trades before, nothing happened to them recently.
gollark: It's useful because it allows you to uninfluence, but annoying because it could just allow reinfluencing instead.
gollark: Double... spirals?
gollark: Probably not all, bu tcommon ones at least.
gollark: They'll probably all be taken, but try it anyway.

See also

References
  1. "Meet Iqra Rasool: The Young Pace Bowler From Kashmir With Big Dreams". Feminism In India. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. "We The Women". www.wethewomen.asia. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. "WHERE DREAMS MEET; MITHALI RAJ HONOURS 'BOWLER FROM BARAMULLA'". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. "Everything you need to know about 'We The Women' festival". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. "Breaking stereotypes, this schoolgirl from J-K's Baramullah is quite a match for boys in cricket dangal, wants to meet Virat Kohli". indiatoday. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal (30 March 2017). "17-Year-Old Girl is Kashmir's New Cricket Sensation". NDTV. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  7. "Meet Iqra Rasool - 17-Year-Old Girl From Jammu & Kashmir Who Is Fighting The Odds To Play For Team India". India Times. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  8. CricShots (26 August 2017). "Beating stereotypes, this 17 years old Kashimir girl grabbed everyone's attention". Cricket Shots. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. "Cricketing Dream". Kashmir Life. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  10. "Cleared by J&K cricket body, woman pacer Iqra wants to play for Bengal". IANS Live. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  11. "Kashmir girl clean bowls hurdles". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. "Australian cricketers won't keep away from IPL: Clarke". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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