Sakina Akhtar became the first-ever qualified woman cricket coach in Kashmir. In this era when women are within a touching distance of flying fighter jets smashing yet another male bastion one may find it a little hard to acknowledge and appreciate her feat. Nonetheless, it was quite an achievement, primarily because of the circumstances it came in about and the odds she fought to achieve it. Her family, to put it mildly, was less than supportive of her sporting pursuits; the conservative society was almost hostile; the Valley was smoldering while she was growing up, and there was absolutely nothing available in terms of sports infrastructure and coaching/guidance.Sakina Akhtar spoke to Harita Mehta about her journey...
Sakina Akhtar became the first-ever qualified woman cricket coach in Kashmir. In this era when women are within a touching distance of flying fighter jets smashing yet another male bastion one may find it a little hard to acknowledge and appreciate her feat. Nonetheless, it was quite an achievement, primarily because of the circumstances it came in about and the odds she fought to achieve it. Her family, to put it mildly, was less than supportive of her sporting pursuits; the conservative society was almost hostile; the Valley was smoldering while she was growing up, and there was absolutely nothing available in terms of sports infrastructure and coaching/guidance.Sakina Akhtar spoke to Harita Mehta about her journey...
