Meet Pari Sharma: a budding cricketer from Haryana

Brut India

This little girl's helicopter shot astounded the cricket world in 2020. Nine-year-old Pari Sharma spent a day with Brut and shared how she's polishing her cricketing skills.

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00:00My name is Pari Sharma. I am going to be 10 years old and I play in the U-12 team.

00:18Next year, I will be playing straight from Delhi.

00:22I am an all-rounder, an opener batsman and a lags bowler.

00:31My favourite cricketers are Mahendra Singh Bhoni sir and Virat Kohli sir.

00:36My favourite players are Pritam Kaur ma'am and Smriti Mandana ma'am.

00:39They said that when I grow up, I would like to become like Pari Sharma.

00:44I have a hard time hitting the longest sixes.

00:47I wake up at 4.30 in the morning and practice here.

00:57Then my father goes on duty and my brother goes to school.

01:02Then I do exercises alone.

01:06Then I rest for a while and have lunch.

01:17Then my father comes and he helps me practice.

01:20I practice for 10 hours a day.

01:27I have been playing cricket for more than 6 years.

01:30My father used to play cricket.

01:33He also played cricket for 15 years.

01:36When he used to go to the ground to play, he used to take me with him.

01:41I used to watch him play and then I also got interested in playing.

01:45My dream was to play for India.

01:48But due to some family problems, I could not reach there.

01:54So I left cricket officially.

01:57My dream was to make my first child a cricketer.

02:04I used to get angry at him.

02:06He was a small kid and he used to make me practice for 2 hours.

02:10I used to feel bad.

02:12He used to say that I should not interfere.

02:16I used to cry a lot.

02:21She was 3.25 years old.

02:23She had no interest in cricket.

02:26I used to motivate her.

02:29I used to scold her.

02:31I used to prepare her.

02:33Now she does not have any problem.

02:40I do not have friends.

02:42I have online classes in school.

02:45I have a daily admission.

02:47My father has told me that she will take online classes.

02:52When I used to go to school, I used to monitor my class.

02:56I went to school till 3rd grade.

02:58I used to like it a lot.

03:00I used to play with my friends.

03:02Now I am used to it.

03:05I like cricket more than studies.

03:08She can take out 2 hours for studies.

03:1110-11 hours for practice.

03:13I am a cricketer.

03:15I know that the success rate is very low.

03:190.00001%.

03:21I know this.

03:23I do not want to make the same mistake.

03:27We used to try to be better in studies and sports.

03:30I studied well.

03:34I have a good job.

03:35But I could not become an IAS officer.

03:37I could not play in India.

03:38I was in the middle.

03:39I do not want my child to do this.

03:41Either study well or play sports.

03:47I have chosen sports.

03:50Studies is my second priority.

03:52I do not want to study.

03:54She is very intelligent.

03:57But this is not my priority.

03:59My priority is to play for our nation.

04:02I eat home-cooked food.

04:04I eat roti, daal, vegetables.

04:06My mother makes chole bhature.

04:09I do not like oil.

04:12I do not eat it.

04:14My daughter likes to eat fried food.

04:20In the beginning, I used to scold her.

04:25She is a small child.

04:27I have to scold her.

04:28I have to love her.

04:29I have to motivate her.

04:30I did the same.

04:32I told her about the consequences of eating outside food.

04:37Now she does not want to eat outside food.

04:47She does eat chocolate.

04:49There is nothing in the market.

04:51I make everything at home.

04:56It is very rare in the market.

05:00Otherwise, I avoid everything.

05:08He is Mr. Harbal.

05:12He is the director.

05:14He makes good movies.

05:17He made Mission Muggle.

05:18He made Padman.

05:19He said that we need a cricketer.

05:24He selected me from all over India.

05:29He saw my online dreams.

05:33That's why he selected me.

05:35I stayed in Mumbai for 10 days.

05:39My son is getting ready.

05:41When Pari plays, he sees him.

05:45He has a desire in his heart.

05:48I did not have to work hard for my son.

05:50He is as good as Pari.

05:53He is following the same path.

05:56He has been playing for 3 years.

05:59He is 6 years old.

06:01He started playing when he was 3 years old.

06:03Everyone except my brother is older than me.

06:06There are only boys and girls.

06:09They are all older than me.

06:12I want to play in the international team.

06:18I want to play in the longest sixer.

06:22I am not paying attention to women's cricket.

06:25But I want to grow.

06:28I want to say that both are equal.

06:32Everything should be equal.

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