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Time of India
27 minutes ago
- Time of India
She once borrowed shoes. Now she's donating spikes
BHOPAL: She's the youngest of six siblings. A class 8 dropout. A daughter of a dismissed policeman. A bowler with six English wickets and a nation watching. Cricketer Kranti Goud once bowled in hand-me-down shoes. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Today, the 21-year-old Indian women's team star wants to equip budding girl cricketers with premium spiked shoes - free of cost. Her drive? To ensure no girl with talent is benched by poverty. Goud from Ghuwara, a tribal-majority village in MP's Chhatarpur district, has secured a sponsorship deal with an international shoe brand - her first personal milestone off the pitch. On it, she's already made headlines: a searing 6/52 against England, her first five-wicket haul in ODIs, helped India seal the recent series in the third match. Goud's rise from rural Bundelkhand to the national spotlight is a tale stitched with adversity. Her father Munna Singh, a former MP police constable, was dismissed in 2012 during election duty. The family had to vacate their official quarters and shift to a rented home. Eldest brother Mayank dropped out of school to work. "We were in a lot of trouble," he said. "There were days we didn't have proper meals. People mocked us for letting Kranti pursue cricket, but somehow we held on." Coach Rajiv Bilthare took her in at his Sai Cricket Academy in Chhatarpur in 2017. "She came in worn-out clothes and regular shoes," he said. "Her father was jobless. Her family had nothing. I didn't charge her any fees. I gave her shoes, uniform, and even bought her gear." One memory stands out. "I gave her Rs 1,600 to buy cricket spikes. She lit up. Said it felt like a dream," Bilthare said. That dream carried Goud to the national squad. She now wants to help others walk the path - one pair of spiked shoes at a time. "It's time for me to give back to society," she said. "I want to buy a house for my family. That's first. But I also want girls at our academy to play without worrying about money. My assistance will help them focus on the game." The right-arm medium-fast bowler made her ODI debut against Sri Lanka on May 11 and her T20 international debut against England on July 12. She represents MP in domestic cricket and plays for UP Warriorz in Women's Premier League (WPL).
India Today
5 hours ago
- India Today
Entire nation will be angry if India plays Pakistan in Asia Cup: Ex-RCB wicketkeeper
Former wicketkeeper Shreevats Goswami has urged India not to play against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, even if they decide to participate in the T20 tournament. The former Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketer said the entire country would be angered if India proceeds with their scheduled match against Pakistan on 14 to boycott the Asia Cup have been growing ever since the Asian Cricket Council announced the schedule of the continental tournament on Saturday, 25 July. The Asia Cup is set to be held in the UAE from 9 to 28 September, with the marquee India vs Pakistan clash scheduled for 14 and Pakistan could potentially face each other up to three times in the Asia Cup. The two sides could meet again on 22 September if both qualify for the Super Fours, and possibly in the final — a stage where they have never previously met in the tournament's history. Sources told India Today in June that India would neither host nor participate in the Asia Cup in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and said India are taking part in the Asia Cup solely because it supports the financial stability of other Asian Cricket Council members. Although the BCCI hold the hosting rights for the Asia Cup, they have opted to stage the tournament at a neutral venue."My read on the Asia Cup going forward is India to & must forfeit the game against Pakistan & let them qualify. We don't need to win the Asia Cup. The only reason India is participating [is] because it helps other nations economically, or else I don't see any reason. Ideally this is what should & must happen & if India decides to play against Pak it will make the nation angry! It should!" Shreevats Goswami wrote in a post on remarks came just hours after former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria questioned why India were prepared to face Pakistan in the Asia Cup, while Indian players had boycotted the World Championship of Legends match against Pakistan earlier in the 22 April terrorist attack claimed the lives of 26 civilians, mostly tourists, after gunmen opened fire following questions about the victims' religious identity. The Resistance Front (TRF), also known as Kashmir Resistance, initially claimed responsibility but later denied involvement as tensions between India and Pakistan escalated. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) identified TRF chief Sheikh Sajjad Gul as the mastermind behind the retaliation, India launched Operation Sindoor on 7 May, targeting nine terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. This marked a sharp military escalation, including cross-border attacks and strikes on Pakistani bases, which de-escalated after a bilateral deal to cease hostilities. Later in May, India dispatched seven multi-party delegations to 33 global capitals, including Washington, to highlight Pakistan's links to terrorism and garner international Asia Cup will feature eight teams, two more than the previous edition, which India won in 2023. India have been drawn alongside Pakistan, the UAE and Oman. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong comprise the other group. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Fours stage, with the top two from that round advancing to the final on 28 September.- EndsMust Watch
Hindustan Times
17 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Bengaluru stampede: Teen victim's mother alleges jewellery worth ₹1 lakh stolen off her body, demands probe
The mother of a teenage victim of the Bengaluru stampede has alleged that jewellery worth ₹1 lakh that her daughter was wearing at the time of the tragedy that unfolded near the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4 was missing when her body was handed over to the family. Footwears lie on the ground outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium following a stampede after a large number of fans gathered for the felicitation of IPL 2025 winning Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.(PTI File) 13-year-old Divyanshi, a class 9 student, lost her life during a celebration of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) winning the IPL title last month. Her mother, 35-year-old Ashwini Shivakumar, has filed a police complaint about the missing jewellery. Divyanshi was the youngest of 11 victims in the stadium stampede. The complaint lodged on Thursday stated that her body still had a pair of gold earrings and a chain when it was taken to the Bowring Hospital on the evening of June 4. According to the complaint, the family did not notice the missing jewellery at first and realised that it was missing later. The allegation is that the jewellery, which is said to be worth ₹1 lakh, was stolen at the mortuary where the body was kept. 'There is a lot of sentimental value attached to the ornaments as a sign of what was worn by my daughter in her last moments,' her mother, a resident of Yelahanka, stated in her complaint. She has sought an investigation into the matter. The Bengaluru stampede The June 4 stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium during the victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) maiden IPL trophy-winning campaign left 11 people dead, drawing sharp criticism over planning and crowd management. The police initially denied permission for the victory parade, but the team was later allowed to hold a small event. However, a huge crowd gathered, resulting in a stampede. The state government ordered the suspension of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Vikash Kumar Vikash and four other officers of the Bengaluru Police a day after the incident. In its report to the high court, the Karnataka government blamed RCB and the event management company overseeing the celebration for the tragedy.
