India, Oct. 29 -- Uma Kashvi, the Karnataka all-rounder, scripted history, becoming the youngest to be picked in the Women's Premier League (WPL) auction. However, her family always knew that she was destined for great things. When she was eight, she was batting 30 overs a day while facing a semi-soft ball and received blows on her body.

The blows did not deter her from her goal as she turned up for practice day in and day out. When she was nine, she turned heads in club cricket, smashing 185 in a single match under the captaincy of Veda Krishnamurthy.

"Yesterday, we were all jumping in joy eventually, but at first, I cried. Tears were rolling down my face because you need some kind of recognition. Those are the things that what you loo...