Cricketer who had to pretend to be a boy to play as a child makes history in Australia

In the early days of her cricket career - playing with her brother and cousins in the streets - it was only because others thought she was a boy that she was able to play at all.

Because of the lack of female role models, she drew her inspiration from popular male Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi - nicknamed ‘Boom Boom’ for his aggressive style of batting.Her wish would eventually come true.Pakistan founded an international women’s cricket team in 1997 and all-rounder Dar made her one-day and T20 international debuts in 2010.

She's also the first Pakistani woman to be signed by an international cricket league anywhere in the world."She can take the game away from the opposition very quickly and I'm sure when she gets her opportunity with the bat, she'll go out and showcase her talent," he said.The Pakistan Cricket Board is now well aware of the growth potential of women's cricket in the country.

But, she says, if the WBBL wants to stay the number one league of its kind in the world, it needs to contiunue bringing in overseas talent."If you want to go to the next step, you should grab the girls from other countries," she said.

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