An Indian cricketer, Hurley Gala, who hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra, is making headlines after she was ruled out from the ICC U-19 Women’s T-20 World Cup 2023 team, know her age, parents and school
For those who are unversed let us tell you, the teenage cricketer was replaced by Yashasri Soppadhandhi in the Indian squad following the ruling out of right hand batter.
Who is Hurley Gala u19 cricketer, her biography, age, parents, school, stats and Instagram
Gala was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on September 19, 2006. She is an all rounder and right hand medium bowler.
She deserved to be there, but an injury stole her chance 💔
But Hurley Gala only had joy and pride seeing her teammates lift the #U19T20WorldCup 🏆
Here’s the young pacer’s emotional message to the victorious Team India 👇#CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/WeIi6RwWxS
— Women’s CricZone (@WomensCricZone) January 30, 2023
In domestic matches, Gala plays for Mumbai Women’s team. In 2022, she was selected for the u-19 women’s team for ICC World Cup 2023 which was played in the South Africa grounds.
Hurley began playing career from a very early age at her nearby cricket ground. Later, she was selected for domestic matches. After performing so well at the domestic level, in November, she got a chance to play against the New Zealand team.
She used to train with Jemimah at the Negev Cricket Academy. Hurley, a student of the St Columba School, was making her presence felt in the inter-school competitions and during the semi-final of a tournament conducted by the Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA), she took a hat-trick with the ball and then went on to score a crucial 30-plus score in quick time in the final.
All-rounder Hurley Gala, 16, gave her dad Tanmay a special gift for his 42nd birthday to inform him about her selection to the world cup team. Her father is into the business of internet broadband services and mother is a homemaker.
If you’re wondering about Indian Women’s T20 squad, let us tell you, women’s Indian team saw captain, Shafali Verma, Shweta Sehrawat, Soumya Tiwari, Gongadi Trisha, Hrishita Basu, Titas Sadu, Archana Devi, Parshavi Chopra, Mannat Kashyap, and Sonam Mukesh Yadav. in the finals of the tournament which was held against England.
Coming back to Gala, she made her professional cricket debut at the age of 15. In an earlier interview, her parents revealed that Hurley was quite enthusiastic from a young age.
Apart from cricket Hurley also loved skating and running since her school days. Earlier, on her father’s 42nd birthday, she gifted her father a special gift after she revealed she was selected for the Shafali Verma-led Indian team which was set to play in the T20 World Cup.
However, later, she was ruled out and replaced by another cricketer but at the time, she was selected by the committee which was chaired by Neetu David.
Neetu picked the team for the first U-19 women’s T20 World Cup which was held from January 14 to January 29.
Let us remind you, the tournament was won by the Indian team after they defeated England in the finals by 7 wickets.
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