“It’ll give girls more chances to play and succeed in cricket.” The 16-year-old young sensation Hasrat Gill reflects on the Women and Girls action plan.
The 16-year-old young sensation Hasrat Gill an Indian-origin player is becoming the talk of the town at the domestic level in Australia. She along with her family migrated to Australia from a village in Punjab named Basarke in the year 2008.
Cricket Australia recently announced the Women and Girls Action Plan as a part of the ambitious 10-year program for investment in Women’s cricket. A minimum of 40% female representation across all key influential positions. All Women’s domestic players as full-time professional athletes by 2034. 600K attendees a year on average to women’s cricket matches by 2034. $121M in revenue generated for Women’s cricket by 2034 were some of the key factors in the proposed action plan.
“This plan is a big step forward. It’ll give girls more chances to play and succeed in cricket. More girls will now have the chance to follow their cricket dreams.” Hasrat Gill reflects on Cricket Australia’s 10-year women and girls action plan. She was recently a part of Australia’s under-19 team in the Tri-nation series including England, Sri Lanka, and Australia in Sri Lanka in March-April, earlier this year.
She idolizes the star Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry in women’s cricket for her remarkable talent and dedication. As far as the men’s game is concerned, she admires Virat Kohli for his passion for the game.
(Quotes sourced from a Press Release)
