Pakistan cricketer and women’s team captain Bismah Maroof said she is inspired by the fans as much as they are inspired by her.
The left-handed batter – who is leading Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand – shared a picture of a placard that read, “Let Bismah Maroof know she is my inspiration.”
Thank you 🙏 but equally the fans are my inspiration ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BZWeaYvDP4
— Bismah Maroof (@maroof_bismah) March 13, 2022
The 30-year-old replied, “Thank you but equally the fans are my inspiration.”
The pictures of the Lahore-born cricketer coming to the stadium for the much-anticipated fixture between her side and India with her toddler Fatima went viral. She was praised for balancing her personal and professional life.
No caption ❤️#Fatima (Bismah Maroof Daughter)#Spirit pic.twitter.com/uHLFth5sBj
— Abaid Ur Rehman (@Abaid_867) March 6, 2022
Social media platforms were flooded with visuals of Indian cricketers showering their love.
🇵🇰🇮🇳 | The best thing on the Internet today, Indian players playing with the recently born Baby of Pakistan’s captain Bismah Maroof.
Cricket off the field is sometimes so beautiful ❤️ #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/Zhx8PYDQFH
— S A A D 🇵🇰 (@SaadSays22) March 6, 2022
Earlier, a sweet video that showed her dedicating her half-century to daughter Fatima during her side’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2022 fixture against Australia went viral.
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The viral clip sees the left-handed batter raising her bat for celebrating her fifty against Australia. She then looks towards the dressing room and puts her bat on the ground.
She imitated rocking a baby, who was cheering in the pavilion.
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She has scored 124 runs from the four games so far with 78 being the highest score. She is batting with an average of 41.33 and strike rate of 63.26.
