“Bhagwan, ek aur wicket” — Vaishnavi Sharma’s hunger to be counted

VADODARA The year is 2025. Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma made her T20I debut for India against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam. She went wicketless but conceded only 16 runs in her four-over spell. After the game, she was snapped sheepishly skirting around the press conference room entrance. “Jis baat ka dar tha, wahi hua mere saath (My worst nightmare has come true),” a nervous Vaishnavi then told the BCCI videoperson tailing players for their post-match vlog.