Mannat Kashyap is an Indian cricketer, best known for being a part of the ICC Under-19 Indian women’s team that won the T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2023. She is a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.
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Mannat Kashyap was born on Monday, 15 December 2003 (age 19 years; as in 2022) in Patiala, Punjab. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. As of 2023, she is studying Humanities in class 12 at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Patiala. He received a lot of support from his school. While talking about his school in the interview he said,
The school has been very supportive of me and they are also happy that hopefully I will play the U-19 World Cup. But even after the game is over, I am preparing for my board exams. I am carrying my text books and also learning online.
Since childhood he was educated with boys. His father always supported him and used to bring him ice cream after playing matches. His mother used to stop him because she was worried about his lack of education. When she played, her cousin Nupur Kashyap recognized her talent and asked her if she wanted to play cricket. Her cousin suggested her parents to take Mannat to a cricket academy, but when they went there was no coach willing to train the girl. Luckily, he got admission in Cricket Hub Academy on Sirhind Road where he started his training. In the beginning he felt very uncomfortable playing with them, but later he got used to it. Training with the boys has helped him a lot in improving his game.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Mannat’s father’s name is Sanjeev Kashyap, who runs an ice cream business.
Mannat Kashyap’s father
His mother’s name is Mona Kashyap. He has three elder brothers and sisters.
Mannat Kashyap with his mother
Address
She lives in Vikas Colony, Patiala, Punjab, 147001.
livelihood
In December 2022, he was selected for the India under-19 cricket team and played in the Junior World Cup against South Africa. In the match, she ran out Jenna Evans at the non-striker’s end, but captain Shefali Verma withdrew the appeal. In the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup final, she took a total of nine wickets in the tournament for the Indian Under-19 team. In the final match, she took one wicket against England women’s under-19 team.
Favorite
- Cricketer: Harmanpreet Kaur
Facts/General Knowledge
- The name of his coach is Juhi Jain.
- Her hobbies include dancing and listening to music.
- In an interview, he had told that he was not interested in studies since childhood and used to get lesser marks as compared to his siblings.
- In 2018, she started her training under Sunil Saggi and Juhi Jain. Initially she used to be a fast bowler, but due to an injury she had to change her bowling style and turned to spin. According to his coach, he found it difficult to bowl as a left-arm orthodox spinner, but after some time he learned to bowl from the right side of the pitch to the left. Her coach also told that she used to bowl 200-300 to increase her stamina.
- Punjab Cricket Association announced that they will be honored during the general body meeting for winning the World Cup. In an interview, Punjab Cricket Association Secretary Dilsher Khanna talked about him and said,
Mannat Kashyap has made the state and the country proud. Punjab Cricket Association will felicitate Mannat in the presence of all the members of the Apex Council and Executive Committee during the General Body meeting.
- In an interview, she had said that sometimes due to being a disciple of sports, she is not able to do the work that she wants to do. Giving an example in the interview, she said that when she goes to school, her friends eat burgers in the canteen and when they offer her food, she refuses it because of her strict diet.
- She is a big fan of cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur and knows her since childhood because of her cousin who played with her in the Punjab team. In an interview he said that he got a lot of inspiration from him. Talking about him in an interview he said,
I have learned from Harry Di how to remain calm and collected. On the field, I admire his sportsmanship and I try to watch his game and apply those learnings in my game.
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