Community News | Melbourne
Holly Nagpal, 15 yea
A passionate Cricket Play
Daljeet Bakshi
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Satinder Chawla
olly Nagpal is a quietly spoken, yet fiercely determined 15-year-old who has an amazing passion for cricket. Her passion was born from her parents, Nick and Sangeeta, and her younger brother Harrith. “I tried many sports as a young person growing up but from the moment I picked up a cricket bat, something inside me just clicked. My family comes from India, where cricket is a religion,” explained Nagpal when I asked why she chose cricket, she said “My father is my number one supporter and coach. He has been with me since I first picked up a bat.” At the age of nine Nagpal joined her younger brother’s cricket club, BurnsideSprings United CC. “I had great fun making new friends and learning how to play the game. I loved the challenges our coaches set me to improve.” Nagpal won the Coaches Award in her first season and in her words, “that motivated me to get better.” Nagpal is a medium fast bowler. “It is the beauty in the run up and the action of bowling that I love about becoming a bowler. I am tested a lot more with my batting, but I am up for the challenge.” Nagpal made her first representative side in her second season of competitive cricket. She represented the North West Metropolitan Cricket Association in an Under 12’s tournament. So successful was her debut in representative cricket, Nagpal has continued to be selected in representative teams from the Youth Premier League Under 14’s with the Western Download Our App
DECEMBER I 2021
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