At 16 years and 213 days, Kamalini not only became the youngest WPL player - she also becomes the youngest player ever to feature for Mumbai Indians across all its five franchise T20 teams in the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On her first ball, Kamalini, who won the U19 Women\u2019s T20 World Cup with the Indian team last month in Malaysia, got off the mark with a well-timed cut off leg-spinner Priya Mishra to pick a boundary with ease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI was really nervous, but it was one of the most memorable days of my life. I felt really happy. I put in a lot of hard work and I was waiting for the chance, so I am happy that I was given the opportunity. When I went to the crease, it was an enjoyable time with Sajana akka (older sister in Tamil). Then I wasn\u2019t nervous at all. While fielding I get nervous, but while batting I didn\u2019t get nervous at all. The first ball I hit for a boundary was exciting \u2013 the first boundary of my WPL career,\u201d said Kamalini in a release issued by the franchise on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Her batting partner at the other end, Sajana Sajeevan, who eventually finished off the chase with a lofted four, also gave an insight on Kamalini\u2019s short yet delightful time at the crease and the advice she gave to the teenager. \u201cAfter Nat\u2019s (Nat Sciver-Brunt) dismissal, Kamalini was walking in. The first conversation we had, she told me she was scared and worried about playing.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI told her not to worry, and utilize the opportunity that not many people had played with her until then. Only Hemalatha could have told the others about her skills, but apparently even Hemalatha didn\u2019t know too much about her abilities. I told her to just hit hard if she got the ball in her slot, otherwise we could have rotated and scored singles and finished the game with ease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"The conversation was very light. I am happy that she scored a boundary in her first ball. We enjoyed each other\u2019s batting because we had such a fun conversation in the middle. When she scored that boundary, she started clapping herself. She is very funny,\u201d she elaborated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI told her not to worry, and utilize the opportunity that not many people had played with her until then. Only Hemalatha could have told the others about her skills, but apparently even Hemalatha didn\u2019t know too much about her abilities. I told her to just hit hard if she got the ball in her slot, otherwise we could have rotated and scored singles and finished the game with ease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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