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2015: A year of transition

Another year, another load of memories dumped in the back of my brain.

2015 was a strange year. I loved most of it, but couldn't wait for it to end as it drew to a close. It was one where I reached some amazing highs and was then brought back to reality rather quickly.
South Zone Senior debut
2015 saw my transition from a student to a ‘working individual’. I went from living in the comfort of my parents’ home, to fending for myself alone in Bangalore. From spending most of my day on the cricket field, to trying to find two days a week to practice!

I learnt to cook, clean and talk to strangers—the last of which I was never good at.

I got a job that I love, met some wonderful people, and gained some perspective of life in general.

I turned from someone who was so focused on cricket that she couldn’t see the end of her nose, to someone who came to see there is so much more to life than just the sport.

2015 saw me make my debut for the South Zone Senior women’s team, get selected for India Blue in the Challenger trophy and also represent India ‘A’ against a touring New Zealand team in June.

The highest point of 2015: India A vs New Zealand
Those were easily the best parts of the year for me, but it was not all like that.

Life is not always going to be rainbows and butterflies—don’t we all know that well!

Being alone in Bangalore, while certainly not the most difficult place to live, was a little hard to start with. 

Figuring out how to get around (it’s not easy with all the one-ways, trust me), where I could go for practice, how to get there, and all that was a little tricky. But once I got used to the place, the people and the traffic, I began to enjoy it.

I suppose being alone was the biggest lesson of all—certainly something I needed to push me along.

The 2015-16 season hasn’t been my best yet, but it is another year in which I believe I have grown much stronger. It is always wonderful to be part of a team that is winning, but it’s even better when you have the kind of quality we have in our team.

To be playing alongside Gouher Sultana, Sravanthi Naidu and Diana David after what seems like a while is more than I could ask for, and to make things better, we’ve got Purnima Rau and Nooshin Al Khadeer, both wonderful mentors as part of our coaching staff.

To play alongside Gouher Sultana is always a pleasure.
2016 comes with great opportunities. We are in Kolkata for the Twenty20-leg of the season. I couldn’t be more excited. The last time I was here I was making my debut for South Zone—I’m sure good things are in store. After all, Hyderabadis are known to have a love-affair with the Eden Gardens!
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