A young girl from Kargil district of Ladakh attracted the limelight after a video of her brilliantly batting in her school surfaced on social media.

The clip was shared on Twitter on Friday by the Directorate of School Education (DSE) in Ladakh. In the caption, the DSE identified the young girl as a class 6th student Maqsooma. 

“My father at home and my teacher at school encourage me to play cricket. I’ll put all my efforts to play like @imVkohli Maqsooma student class 6th #HSKaksar,” tweeted the Directorate of School Education.

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The video opened to show the schoolgirl hitting thunderous shots and running in order to score runs on the board. At one moment, she was also seen hitting the ball out of the school ground. 

In the clip, Maqsooma revealed that she aspires to be like the Indian star batter Virat Kohli. She also stated that she wants to learn the ‘helicopter shot’ that was made famous by MS Dhoni.

“I have been playing since childhood. I am still learning how to play especially ‘Helicopter Shot.’ After taking the second run, we get tired and do not feel like running for another. My favourite cricketer is Virat Kohli and I want to be like him,” she said.

Principal Secretary Education Ladakh (Sh. Sanjeev Khirwar IAS) has instructed the Department to provide full support to #Maqsooma to hone her talent in sports & education, tweeted the DSE Ladakh.

Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, UT Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar announced that a complete cricket set would be sent to Kaksar High School in Kargil immediately. He said, “Cricket is a team sport and we must nurture students like Maqsooma and others to hone their individual skills and ability to play in a team.”

He further added that efforts are underway to develop sports infrastructure in the mountainous region of Ladakh along with the identification of such talent in different sports for additional support and coaching.

Meanwhile, on Twitter, the video has garnered more than 25,000 views and over 1,200 likes. In the comment section, internet users praised the schoolgirl and lauded her for her attachment to the game. 

“Woow what a shot!  beautiful well done go ahead,” wrote one user. “Super!! Looking forward to Maqsooma playing at the national and international level in a few years,” added another. 

“All the best to Maqsooma.  Hope she plays for India in future Insha Allah. And a meeting with her Idol @imVkohli to banta hai,” committed a third. “Looks like India can hone many hidden young talents especially newly formed states like Ladakh and J&K,” said fourth.