Indian U19 women allrounder Archana's family to buy inverter ahead of finals vs England, here's why

Indian U19 women allrounder Archana's family to buy inverter ahead of finals vs England, here's why (Image Source: Twitter)

The Indian women’s U19 cricket team will take on England in the finals of the Women’s U19 20-20 World Cup on January 29, Sunday and the Indian young brigade will look to give it theirs all ahead of the much-awaited summit clash. Shafali Verma and her team crushed New Zealand in the semi-finals and they are bracing for a thrilling final against the English young women. 

That being said, the Indian U19 allrounder Archana’s family, at their hometown in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, are planning to buy a local inverter to avoid power outage during the match and to prevent her mother Savitri Devi’s phone gifted by herself, running out of charge. Savitri claimed that those who used to taunt her for sending her daughter to cricket are congratulating her now. 

The Indian women’s U19 cricket team would leave no stone unturned to clinch the trophy and get back to India in style, which could be a perfect start for an era that might change the fortunes of India’s pride, the women’s cricket team. In the last decade, the followers for the women’s teams have increased significantly and the rise of Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Radha Yadav and Shafali Verma would come as a perfect case in point. 

I worked on our 1-acre farm and sold milk: Savitri Devi

Savitri claimed that she used to work in her form and sell milk to feed her daughter, after losing her husband Shivram in 2007 and her son as well to a snake bit six years ago. Hailing from a tough situation, it would be icing on the cake for Archana if she manages to lift the trophy and set the tone for the next era. The Indian cricket board have pushed the clutch to improve women’s cricket in the country and corporates’ overall bidding for a team in the Women’s Indian T20 League amounting to ₹4699 crore was a perfect example for the rise in viewership.

“There is no guarantee of electricity in our village tomorrow. Hence, I have collected money to buy an inverter. My daughter is in the team playing the World Cup final and we hope to watch the match on my mobile phone without any interruption,” Savitrai was quoted as saying to the Indian Express. 

“I worked on our 1-acre farm and sold milk from the two cows we owned to make ends meet. People used to taunt me because I sent Archana away from home to stay in the Kasturba Gandhi Girls School hostel in Ganj Muradabad. Before she got admission there, it was difficult to afford even her daily bus fare of Rs 30. Those who used to taunt me are congratulating me these days,” she added.