From playing street cricket in Pakistan to bringing about a revolution in the women’s sport in her country, Nida Dar’s is a story that stirs the soul.It’s a story that narrates the triumph of the human spirit — a girl who fought the prejudices of a society to become a role model for the young generation that now wants to break the glass ceiling. As a child, Dar was forced to overcame myriad obstacles just to embrace the simple joy of playing cricket with her friends in the neighbourhood.
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Eventually, she went on to play on the world stage and also became the first Pakistani bowler to take 100 wickets in women’s T20 internationals. Remarkably, this 36-year-old all-rounder had no idea that her country even had a women’s cricket team when she first started playing the sport for fun.
“When I look back now, it fills me with happiness and pride because when I first started to play, I just played the game for fun,” Dar told the Khaleej Times while attending a session with aspiring cricketers of Mentors Academy at the GEMS Modern Academy in Dubai.