Falak Naz is an Indian cricketer who is best known for being a part of the ICC Under-19 Indian women’s team that won the T20 World Cup in South Africa. She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler.
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Wiki/Biography
Falak Mohammad Nasir Naz was born on Sunday, 7 November 2004 (age 18 years; as in 2022) in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. She did her schooling from Arya Girls Inter College, Allahabad, but to learn cricket, she took admission in Dr. Kailash Nath Katju Inter College, Kydganj. Falak was born in a poor family due to which his brother had to leave his studies and work at a bicycle repair shop to support his family of seven. She lives with her family in a one-room, tin-roofed house on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Katghar area of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
Falak Naaz’s house
He started playing cricket for fun and later, he developed a passion for the game and decided to pursue a career as a cricketer. He started playing cricket at the age of 12. He did not take admission in any sports academy as his father was unable to pay the fees. In 2015, his cricket coach Ajay Yadav decided to train him for free. She used to play cricket with the boys of her locality. She studied in a school in their village, but to support his daughter, her father took Falak to a new school, Dr. Kailash Nath Katju Inter-College. His school had a girls’ cricket team and the coach opened an academy for girls. In an interview, her coach had said that she used to play three matches a day and all of them were against boys. She used to practice 9-10 hours a day. She wanted to be a fast bowler but also improved her batting and bowling so that she could become an all-rounder.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Falak’s father’s name is Naseer Ahmed, who is a peon in a private school. His mother’s name is Noori Zeenat, who is a housewife.
Falak Naz’s parents
She has a younger sister and an elder brother.
Cricket
In 2016, she was selected for the Uttar Pradesh Junior Women’s Cricket Team. After her performance in the match, she became a part of the under-19 Indian women’s cricket team. In 2018, he played the Bold Trophy tournament organized by Uttar Pradesh Cricket Academy. On December 1, 2022, she played a T20 match against the New Zealand women’s team held in Mumbai. In December 2022, she was selected to be a part of the under-19 national team for the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, which won the match in South Africa.
Indian women’s team after winning the World Cup
Facts/General Knowledge
- Falak often credits her success to her family and her coach Ajay Yadav. In an interview, she said that not many women played cricket in her hometown, but her family and coach always encouraged her a lot to play cricket.
Falak Naaz with his coach
- In an interview, her father said that he was inspired to support his daughter by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ and the 2016 Bollywood film Dangal.
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