Kiran Prabhu Navgire is named in the T20I squad of the Indian Women’s team for England tour. The tour will be from 10th September where both the countries will play three T20Is and three ODIs. Kiran Navgire was into sports but not cricket. She has a keen interest in track athletics events, where she earned more than 100 medals in multiple events.
Kiran Navgire also won a gold medal for Javelin’s throw during the 2011-2012 Inter-Varsity Games. She had an interest in cricket but never prioritized the sport. Navgire idolized Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Only in 2016 when she realized her potential in cricket, Kiran was 22 years old at the time. Her coach, Gulzar Sheikh, told Indian Express about her early days. “She was playing a university game at Azam Sports Academy in Pune. I saw her smashing sixes for fun. Her power-hitting left me amazed. I and our President Dr. PA Inamdar went to her after the match and asked her at which club she is training.”
“She said, I don’t represent any club. I play cricket for fun. I want to do something in athletics because cricket is very costly. After listening to Kiran, I looked at Inamdar sir, and we both said at the same moment, ‘She doesn’t realize her own potential.”
Her coach Gulzar Sheikh and President Inamdar agreed to not take a single penny from her. Five years down the line, she will be in the International team for Indian Women. Coach Shiekh added, “She comes from a very humble background. Back in Solapur, her parents are farmers, we told her that everything will be taken care of. You just come and play cricket at our academy.”
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Kiran, a Javelin Gold Medallist, Selected for the India Women’s Tour of England
In 2017-17 Kiran scored 429 runs in just five games at an annual tournament organized by the Pune District Cricket Association. She was selected for the Maharashtra team but later moved to Nagaland’s team in Nationals. In the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2022, Navgire became the top scorer in the event with 525 runs. She made 162 runs off just 72 balls against Arunachal.
Kiran Navgire became the only Indian player to score above 150 runs in a T20 match across genders. Due to her aggressive batting style, she was picked for Velocity in the Women’s T20 Challenge League. Kiran then made 69 runs off 34 balls with five sixes and five boundaries.
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