Marufa's struggle to become a cricketer (Photo: Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
If children progress in any field then parents get happiness from it. But, the story of Marufa Akhtar, who is representing her country Bangladesh in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, is not like this. She has emerged as the country's hope in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, but the big question is whether her mother is happy with it? Probably not because Marufa herself has told in an interview that her mother still does not like her playing cricket.
Youngest among 4 siblings
Bangladesh's medium pacer Marufa Akhtar comes from an ordinary family. His father is a farmer and mother a housewife. She is the youngest among her 4 siblings. When Marufa wanted to become a cricketer, his parents did not support him. Today, even though she has become a well-known name in the Bangladesh women's cricket team, her mother still wishes that her daughter should leave cricket.
Mother still doesn't want me to play cricket – Marufa
Marufa Akhtar has told in an interview given to Business Standard that her mother still does not like her playing cricket. She wants me to stay at home like other girls. The mother did not approve but the daughter was determined to become a cricketer, so she became one. In this journey, Marufa also got the full support of his elder brothers.
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Brother supported and became a cricketer
Marufa Akhtar was fond of playing since childhood. In her childhood she used to play cricket with boys. Many times the boys would even refuse to play football with him. They also used to tease him. In such a situation, when Marufa's elder brother Al Amin Islam saw his passion for sports, he explained to him and said that if you have to play, then play cricket. There is a risk of breaking a leg in football. Marufa accepted the advice of his elder brother, who enrolled him in a local academy, from where Marufa started learning the art of cricket.
Bangladesh's hope in T20 World Cup
Even though she had to rebel a little against her mother, with the support she got from her brother, Marufa was successful in realizing her dream. 19 year old Marufa Akhtar has so far played 26 T20 matches for Bangladesh, in which she has taken 18 wickets. Bangladesh will also hope for better performance from Marufa in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024.
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