Being in the limelight after becoming the famous last-ball six hitter for MI to get the four-wicket win, Sajana, hailing from Kurichiya tribe of Mananthavady, a village in Wayanad in Kerala, recalled how she began playing cricket. \u201cI was five-years-old when I started playing cricket. But I did not know much about women\u2019s cricket. It was Elsamma teacher who introduced me to the game.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"At that time, I did not have a proper cricket bat, so I used to play with a coconut branch and all. However, when I was selected to play for Kerala, I got a professional kitbag. Our family background was a little weak, so when I played matches, I got DA, TA and match fee. This helped our family a little bit financially,\" she said in a chat with JioCinema.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sajana also got into India \u2018A\u2019 and feels WPL 2024 is a chance for her to make her India dream come true. \u201cLast year I didn\u2019t get selected for WPL so I was very disappointed. I performed well and got selected by Mumbai Indians this year and was very happy and excited. I was very excited to spend time in the MI camp and share the dressing room with legends.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cMy role model Harmanpreet Kaur is also there, so I want to learn so many things here. Whenever I get a chance, I\u2019ll give my 100% for the Mumbai family. My dream is to play for India and the WPL platform might help me get there.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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