The young cricket star Mahika Gaur recently made her second debut in international cricket for England. Previously she had played international cricket for The United Arab Emirates (UAE) since the age of 12, Mahika Gaur has had a phenomenal run in cricket.
England’s cricket team captain Heather Knight appreciated Mahika Gaur for her striking debut and said “Mahika was brilliant on her debut. She had to move to death bowling after the rain and she executed her plan perfectly. At that height she gets real late swing which is quite a weapon.”
Who is Mahika Gaur?
Born in England, Mahika Gaur migrated to Dubai with her family and began practicing cricket professionally. After shifting back to England, Mahika Gaur has made her official debut once again at the age of 18 in the T20I for England against Sri Lanka after making her debut at the age of 12 for UAE. Gaur has played 19 T20I matches for the national team.
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Mahika Gaur on her journey in cricket in UAE
“I was practising bowling in the garden. I think my dad was just surprised that I could roll my arm fully without chucking the ball. He was a left-arm bowler in college but never got to do his cricket thing. But when he saw that I have potential, he’s always been on board”, said Mahika Gaur.
“I was bowling loopy full tosses and she was defending them. She (Chaya Mughal) was the first person I bowled to there and I was star-struck. My dad told me she’s from the UAE national team – that was pretty cool,” said Gaur.
