Cricket mat ‘jugaad’ & drag-flick: How Manisha announced her arrival
Hindustan TimesWatching fellow drag-flicker Deepika Sehrawat punch in goal-after-goal to score five, Manisha Chauhan didn’t want to be left behind. In the last five minutes of the round robin clash against Thailand, the 25-year-old also sounded the board twice to help the Indian women’s hockey team win 13-0 in Rajgir on Friday. There was no looking back for Manisha as she started performing with the stick in school competitions almost right away, winning the ‘Best Player’ title in Central Board of Secondary Education Nationals. In the absence of artificial turfs at both school and nearby areas, Balwinder found a ‘jugaad’ in a cricket mat, on which he made Manisha practice her flicks and scoops. The Chauhan household went through a transition in May when Manisha’s father retired from the Border Security Force while the 25-year-old was named in India’s squad for the Belgium and England Pro League tour.
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