Hoshiarpur (Daljit Ajnoha):- The selection of HDCA’s Surbhi in the Punjab team for the national women’s Under-23 tournament being organised by the BCCI has brought a wave of joy across Hoshiarpur and the cricket fraternity. Sharing this information, HDCA Secretary Dr. Raman Ghai said that Surbhi’s selection for the Punjab Under-23 team would also boost the morale of other women cricketers from Hoshiarpur.
Dr. Ghai said that Surbhi had also led the Punjab Under-19 women’s team as its captain during the current season. He added that women cricketers from the district were achieving new milestones through training under the guidance of Head Coach Davinder Kaur Kalyan and Assistant Coach Nikita Kumari at HDCA. He expressed confidence that, in the coming time, a woman cricketer from Hoshiarpur would soon emerge as a contender for a place in the Indian team at the international level.
HDCA President Dr. Daljit Khelan, Joint Secretary Dr. Vivek Sahni, Thakur Yograj, Dr. Pankaj Shiv, Subhash Sharma, Jatinder Sood and all other association office-bearers expressed happiness over Surbhi’s selection and extended their best wishes to her and the other players for a bright future.
Coach Davinder Kaur Kalyan, Assistant Coach Nikita Kumar, District Head Coach Daljit Singh, Trainer and former national coach Kuldeep Dhami, District Assistant Coach Ashok Sharma, Karan Saini, Praveen Kapoor, Pankaj Pinka and others also expressed their happiness and congratulated Surbhi on her selection.
Dr. Ghai further informed that the BCCI Women’s Under-23 tournament would be held in Rohtak, Haryana, from November 13 to 23.
