Sana Mir- The Road She Made

“ All my cricket mates would be boys and I would always fear whether I’ll find 11 girls in Pakistan who could play cricket with me.”

-Sana Mir

The lights are shining bright the sweat beads are glistening in the sounds of deafening cheers the world is now listening to the story of the road she built.

The main Asian female cricketer to play 100 T20I matches,former world no.1 ODI Bowler, former Captain of Pakistan Women's National Cricket group, first spinner to take 147 wickets in ODIs. Sana Mir, the 33-year-elderly person cricketer from Pakistan guaranteed her 147th wicket in her 118th appearance, which has helped her jump Anisa Mohammed of West Indies and Australia's Lisa Sthalekar to accomplish a third spot on the unsurpassed rundown of best bowlers, behind quick bowlers Jhulam Goswami of India (218) and Australia's Lathryn Fitzpatrick (180).

Sana Mir,who made her introduction in 2005, is by and by the third-positioned bowler. She had turned into the main Pakistan bowler to top the ICC rankings in October a year ago. She is a genuine motivation for ladies cricketers in Pakistan as well as around the globe. In February 2017, during the 2017 Women's World Cup qualifier, she turned into the main Pakistan lady to take 100 wickets in WODIs. In September 2017, Bismah Maroof was made Captain of Pakistan ladies' ODI group, after Mir ventured down from the job. In 100 T20Is, Sana has dismissed 84 Batswomen, including Ireland's Laura Delany off a conveyance that pitched outside the leg stump and hit the highest point of the center stump. The conveyance was later casted a ballot as the play of ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2018.

“ Initially when I started playing cricket. People would ask me what do you do and I would say I play cricket for Pakistan out of a lot of pride and they would say what else do you do?I said no, that’s what I do. I play for my country. They would not understand that girls could represent their country and make a profession out of it. This has changed a lot in 12-13 years that I’ve been part of” said Sana Mir in an interview with ICC during 2019 T20 World Cup.

Pakistan's women cricket team grabbed the ICC ODI team of the year, 2018. In a country where finding 11 girls to play cricket is difficult but this legend is breaking boundaries with her spin and walking on the road, she has made. Sana Mir, ‘She is moving cricket forward.’