15-year-old from Karnataka taken by Delhi Capitals; reward for efforts of uncle, who quit IT job to chart her development…
Fifteen-year-old Karnataka cricketer Uma Kashvi became the youngest player acquired in a Women's Premier League auction after Delhi Capitals signed her for Rs 10 lakh. Kashvi was competing in the Women's U-19 T20 Challenger Trophy when she received the news, drawing congratulations from fellow cricketers including Shreyanka Patil and Delhi Capitals captain Jemimah Rodrigues.
Her uncle, Sai Satya Vijay, quit his full-time IT job to oversee her development since age seven, establishing a strict training regimen of daily steps, academy sessions, and 30 overs of sidearm bowling. At age 13, she joined coach Arjun Dev's academy, which also produced Shreyanka Patil.
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