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Shreyanka Patil and Virat Kohli© Twitter
She was the center of attention on Sunday after playing an important role in RCB’s WPL triumph, but on Tuesday night she gave ‘Purple Cap’ winner Shreyanka Patil the chance to enjoy a rare ‘Fan Girl’ moment with none other than Virat Kohli. The 21-year-old, who had been a revelation in both the knockout and final with her match-winning performances at the death, couldn’t stop gushing on social media when she realized that her childhood idol actually knew your name.
“I started watching cricket because of him. I grew up dreaming of being like him. And last night I had the time of my life,” she wrote on ‘X’, posting her photo with Kohli from RCB’s ‘Unbox’ event.
“Virat said, ‘Hi Shreyanka, well played.’ He actually knows my name,” the surreal sentiment had yet to sink in and was understandable from her post.
Shreyanka was picked up by RCB during the inaugural WPL auctions last year at a base price of Rs 10 lakh and she finished with six wickets in seven matches, the most for her team.
In September, the 21-year-old journeyman played in the CPL for Guyana Amazon Warriors, where she finished with the most wickets (9) in the tournament.
The performances were noticed by the Indian selectors, who called her up for the home T20 series against England in December last year and she made her debut for the national team on December 6.
Since then, the youngster, who battled many injuries, has not looked back to claim her place in the national team with her performances.
So far, Shreyanka has represented India in two ODIs and six T20Is, picking up four and eight wickets respectively.
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