Asha Sobhana Joy and the art of finding happiness in the moment

Matchpoint Paradox

English - April 21, 2024 07:30 - 46 minutes - 107 MB
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Asha Sobhana Joy is an individual with immense faith in the universe. In 2021, the leg-spin-bowling all rounder was dropped from the Railways side and found herself low on confidence. She posted a photograph on her Instagram account then with the text — ‘Fall seven times, stand up eight.’

Roughly 869 days later, she and her Royal Challengers Bengaluru outfit, led by Smriti Mandhana, lifted the franchise’s maiden Women’s Premier League (WPL) title. Less than a month later, Asha was named in the squad for India’s five-match T20I series against Bangladesh.

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Here's Asha Sobhana's story of how she found cricket and her difficulties staying in the game

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