MP's Pooja Vastrakar chosen for women's cricket tour to SA

INDORE: Pooja Vastrakar, an 18-year-old fast bowler from

Madhya Pradesh

's Shahdol, has been included in the 16-member senior women's cricket team that will tour

South Africa

next month.

The

Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association

(MPCA) on Thursday complimented Vastrakar terming her selection as an "auspicious" sign that women players were emerging from non-urban areas.

MPCA Secretary

Milind Kanmdikar

told PTI, "Pooja belongs to an area where basic amenities for cricket players have been lacking. So it is commendable that she secured a place in the country's women's team."

He said it is an auspicious sign for the state's cricket that women players are emerging from non-urban areas.

Pooja is a part of Mithali Raj-led Indian team that will play three One-Day Internationals, starting from February 5, and five T20s in South Africa.