Minu Mani: Kerala’s tribal daughter will play for India, selected in Team India for Bangladesh series
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Sports Correspondent, Ranchi: The Indian women’s cricket team was announced on Monday for the series with Bangladesh from July 9. Tribal daughter of Kerala in the team Minnu Mani The selection has caught everyone’s attention. Minnu is the daughter of a daily wage laborer, who is a resident of Mananthawadi in Wayanad. At an early age, Minnu started playing cricket with boys in the paddy fields of the hill district of Kerala. When she was 16 years old, she was selected in the Kerala team. Minnu was selected in the Indian team due to his brilliant performance while playing for the state. For Kerala, Minnu scored a total of 246 runs in eight matches and took 12 wickets.
The 24-year-old player Minnu Mani believes that his position in the team was strengthened after his performance against Railways in January 2022. In the match, Minnu scored an unbeaten 85 in 127 balls, while also taking a wicket of Mona Meshram. He also has the experience of playing in Dhaka in 2019 as part of the India A team.
Bought by Delhi Capitals for 30 lakhs
Minnu Mani is the first tribal girl and the first cricketer from Kerala to be selected in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction in early 2023. Minnu was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 30 lakh.
Indian women’s team for T20I series against Bangladesh: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shefali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Devika Vaidya, Uma Chhetri (wk), Amanjot Kaur, S Meghna, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarwani , Monika Patel, Rashi Kanojia, Anusha Bareddi and Minnu Mani
Indian women’s squad for ODI series against Bangladesh: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shefali Verma, Jemima Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Devika Vaidya, Uma Chhetri (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Priya Punia, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarwani , Monika Patel, Rashi Kanojia, Anusha Bareddi and Sneh Rana
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