Uma Kashvi: 15-year-old from Karnataka becomes youngest WPL pick, Delhi Capitals sign her for base price
· Sports · Indian Express, Times of India, India Today
Uma Kashvi, a 15-year-old from Karnataka, became the youngest player ever picked in the Women's Premier League auction after Delhi Capitals acquired her at her base price of Rs 10 lakh. Her uncle and coach Sai Satya Vijay quit his IT job to train her personally, ensuring she completed 3,000 steps each morning and bowled 30 overs of sidearm deliveries to her daily for over a year, often leaving her with visible ball marks. Vijay had promised to make Kashvi achieve what he could not realise himself — a professional cricketing career, given his own parents' lack of support during his youth. Delhi Capitals confirmed her inclusion in their roster following the auction, which took place amid widespread congratulatory messages from cricketers including Shreyanka Patil and Jemimah Rodrigues.
Why it matters
The story highlights how personal dedication and family sacrifice can break barriers in women's cricket, with Delhi Capitals securing a prodigious teenage talent at base price, potentially inspiring greater investment in grassroots women's cricket across India.
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