CHANDIGARH: Cricketer
Harmanpreet Kaur, whose stellar innings against Australia steered India into the
ICC Women's World Cup
final, may soon don khaki as the
Punjab government
has initiated the process of inducting her as a DSP in the state police.
Read this story in MarathiKaur on Wednesday met Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh, who directed the state
Director General of Police
(DGP) Suresh Arora to complete the necessary formalities for her appointment as a
Deputy Superintendent of Police
(DSP), an official spokesperson said.
Singh said he wanted to keep the talented young woman, currently working in the Railways, in Punjab.
The chief minister also assured Kaur that he would take up the issue of the waiver of her employment bond with the Ministry of Railways so that she can join
Punjab Police
at the earliest, the spokesperson added.
DGP Arora said that after the cricketer's induction into the force, they would set up a cricket team in the police department.
Kaur scored 171 not out from 115 balls in the semi-final against Australia powering the Indian team into the Women's World Cup finals, which they lost narrowly to England.
Lauding her performance, Singh also handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to Kaur.
"The way she emerged on the national scene has made all of Punjab proud," said Singh, adding that he was confident that the young cricketer would keep the country's flag flying high.
The chief minister said he was sure that the boys and girls of Punjab would be inspired by her to excel in sports.
According to
Raveen Thukral
, media advisor to the CM, said he was extremely impressed with Kaur's excellent performance on the field and his government would extend all possible support to nurture her talent.
Kaur, meanwhile, thanked the chief minister for helping her realise her dream of joining the police force, he said.
Kaur said she had been playing for the last nine years this was the first time her expectations from the state government had been fulfilled, Thukral claimed.
The cricketer said she wanted more cricket academies to come up in Punjab, so that the problems she has faced are not faced by other budding players, he added.