Grandmom's will & family's sacrifice: Amanjot's journey

FOR Aman (Amanjot Kaur), she is like oxygen. They are like oxygen for each other," says Bhupinder Singh, referring to the bond his daughter shares with her Dadiji (paternal grandmother), Bhagwanti.

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On a hot Sunday morning, Bhupinder-sitting alongside his younger daughter Kamaljot in the living room of their house in Phase V, Mohali - is trying to explain the special relationship the Indian all-rounder and her grandmother share.

It is in this neighbourhood where the story of Amanjot and Bhagwanti, and the 25-year-old's cricketing dream began. Right in front of the house is a park where Amanjot used to play gully cricket with the boys in the neighbourhood. In the initial days, neighbours came and spoke with Bhupinder, saying that he should stop his daughter.

That is when Bhagwanti took things into her hands. Whenever Amanjot went to play, her Dadiji accompanied her and sat on the park bench, watching over her granddaughter so that no one would come and complain. This allowed Amanjot to play cricket and enjoy the sport, sowing the early seeds for her dream to play for India in a World Cup. That dream is now on the verge of coming true.