Chandigarh-Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Tuesday congratulated Cricketer Kanika Ahuja for being chosen for the Indian girls’s cricket group and wished her a great efficiency within the upcoming Asian Games.
Meeting Kanika Ahuja at his workplace on the Punjab Civil Secretariat right here immediately, Meet Hayer congratulated her on being chosen for the primary time within the Indian cricket group. The 20-year-old Kanika, who hails from Patiala, has beforehand excelled for India A, Punjab in home cricket and Bangalore within the WPL. Meet Hayer mentioned that for the previous few years, the ladies gamers of Punjab have been performing very effectively in cricket. After Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol, and Tania Bhatia, now Kanika has introduced glory to the identify of Punjab by securing a spot within the Indian group. The State Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is making steady efforts to make Punjab the main state of the nation in sports activities.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Kanika Ahuja have been included within the Indian group chosen for the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China in September-October. Harleen Deol is the stand by participant. The Sports Minister prolonged his finest needs for a great efficiency within the Asian Games. Punjab has numerous gamers within the Indian sports activities group within the Asian Games. The medal winners can be honoured with money prizes by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
While conversing with Kanika Ahuja, Meet Hayer mentioned her beginnings within the sport and in addition the schedule of apply. On this event, Kanika’s coach Kamal Sandhu and the Director of Cricket Hub Academy Harjot Bajwa have been additionally current the place Kanika began her cricket profession by beginning apply.