I only ever wanted to play cricket because I dreamt of hitting sixes like MS Dhoni: Nagaland cricketer Kiran Navgire

Young Nagaland women’s cricketer Kiran Navgire has said that MS Dhoni was her inspiration to make her career in the game of cricket. She also remembered that historic six of Dhoni on Kulasekara’s ball in the final of ICC World Cup 2011 and remarked it as one of the unforgettable moments of her life.

Navgire said that she wants to score runs with a hitting capability similar to that of MSD. Navgire has impressed everyone with her stellar performances in the Senior Women’s T20 League while playing for Nagaland Women. She has scored 525 runs in just seven matches with an excellent average of 131.25 scoring best of 162-off 76 balls against Arunachal Pradesh.

A lot changed for our country, and me personally, when MS Dhoni hit that 2011 WC winning six: Kiran Navgire

“I only ever wanted to play cricket because I dreamt of hitting sixes like Dhoni. A lot changed for our country, and me personally, when MS Dhoni hit that six to win the [2011] World Cup,” Navgire was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

Velocity’s skipper in the Women’s T20 Challenge, Deepti Sharma has also lauded the hitting skills of Navgire. “I was watching Kiran at the nets for the first time the other day and found that she is such a terrific power-hitter, like Shafali Verma.”

After delivering her best performance for Nagaland, Navgire went to deliver against high-class bowlers like Sophie Ecclestone, Alana King, and Salma Khatun. She also talked about her batting experience against these high-class by calling it a rare chance.

“The prospect of going up against world-class bowlers is exciting and daunting at once. It would be a rare chance for an uncapped player like me to face bowlers of such high caliber like Sophie Ecclestone, Alana King, and Salma Khatun,” she said.