Hong Kong’s Yasmin Daswani puts law career on hold to pursue T20 World Cup cricket dreams
The 23-year-old is playing a starring role for her team in the East Asian Women’s Cup with two MVP performances with the bat
Yasmin Daswani put a promising law career on hold to play cricket for Hong Kong. And after two player of the match performances this week, she knows she made the right decision.
But Daswani is looking beyond Sunday’s final of the East Asian Women’s T20 Cup against Japan. She is hoping to help Hong Kong qualify for the World Cup.
Such an achievement would be a dream come true, not only for Daswani but for the colleagues she feels have sacrificed even more than the 23-year-old former Island School student.
“My teammates work very hard for each other. They have full time jobs and for many the pay is low. We are not professional athletes and we need to train before and after work.”
“If we can fulfil our goals and reach the World Cup then definitely all the sacrifices and hard work would be worthwhile.”
Hong Kong take on Japan in the Cup final at Mission Road with Daswani once again expected to play an important role.