Kranti Gaud's father was removed from police force for alleged error, World Cup win to restore 'father's dignity'

With the fast bowler returning to her home state of Madhya Pradesh and being felicitated by Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav, she earned her wish of seeing her father reinstated to the force and earning his ‘dignity’ back, as she had wished for in an interview with The Times of India.

At the ceremony held at the CM House in Bhopal, Dr Yadav said of the situation: “Kranti has made the entire country proud. It is only right that her father’s dignity is also restored.”

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Kranti’s father, Munna Singh Yadav, had been dismissed in 2012, and forced Kranti and her family to grow up in difficult circumstances. “There were days when we could not even afford a single meal,” the bowler had explained – but now a World Cup winner, she took her and her family’s fate into her own hands.

Gaud led the line for India in the World Cup

Gaud took 9 wickets in the World Cup in 8 matches, her best performance coming against arch-rivals Pakistan as she took three wickets and finished with figures of 3/20. She also took 2 wickets against New Zealand in the must-win group stage match, but the biggest and most memorable wicket of all was saved for the semifinal.

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