Friday, July 3, 2009
Cricket-loving Mirza glad to be back
Sania Mirza first picked up a tennis racket aged six but if she had been a boy she would probably have reached for a cricket bat instead.
"I always said maybe if I was a guy I would play cricket," Mirza told Reuters after a 6-2 2-6 6-2 first-round victory over AnnaLena Groenefeld at Wimbledon on June 22
"Cricket is like a religion in the country. Every second person plays cricket no matter what. If any boy is born, he is going to pick up a cricket bat," she added
But Mirza, 22, took up tennis instead and is thrilled to be playing again after eight months off last year with a wrist injury even if she is still some way from her highest ranking.
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"I always said maybe if I was a guy I would play cricket," Mirza told Reuters after a 6-2 2-6 6-2 first-round victory over AnnaLena Groenefeld at Wimbledon on June 22
"Cricket is like a religion in the country. Every second person plays cricket no matter what. If any boy is born, he is going to pick up a cricket bat," she added
But Mirza, 22, took up tennis instead and is thrilled to be playing again after eight months off last year with a wrist injury even if she is still some way from her highest ranking.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
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