Upgraded version of Vrinda ready for premier challenge

VRINDA Dinesh was with the Karnataka U23 in Raipur on Saturday evening. She was bowling while there was a buzz around her teammates. Her name had come up in the auction and there was a bidding war that was happening. Eventually, when her teammates told her that UP Warriorz had signed her for ₹1.3 crore, she couldn't believe it. "I thought it was ₹1.3 lakh. It took me a few minutes to sink in that it was ₹1.3 crores," says an elated Vrinda.

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While it was expected that she would be picked by some team, no one, including Vrinda and her family expected this big a signing. Her father S Dinesh and coach Kiran Uppoor are overjoyed by the recognition she has got in the mini auction. After all, they two have seen Vrinda go through a lot in the last couple of years. Always seen as a batting talent, Vrinda broke into the Karnataka team in 2018-19 but was not able to keep her place in successive seasons. She had the technique and aesthetics as a batter, but was not able to accelerate. So much so that people called her "Test batter".