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{{Short description|Indian cricketer}}
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[[File:Iqra Rasool 2018.jpg|thumb|Iqra Rasool speaking at a Youth Summit in New Delhi.]]
'''Iqra Rasool''' (born 15 August 2000) is an Indian cricketer and also known as 'Baramulla's supergirl'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/why-should-boys-have-all-the-fun-iqra-rasool-at-youth-ki-awaaz-summit|title=‘Why Should Boys Have All the Fun?’: Iqra Rasool at YKA Summit}}</ref> She hails from [[Dangiwacha]], [[Rafiabad, India|Rafiabad]] located in North Kashmir and represented [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] at the U-19 and U-23 level.<ref name=feminindia>{{cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/02/24/iqra-rasool-pace-bowler-kashmir/|title=Meet Iqra Rasool: The Young Pace Bowler From Kashmir With Big Dreams|publisher=Feminism In India|date= 24 Feb 2017|accessdate=24 Aug 2017}}</ref>

In 2017, at a session of ‘We The Women’<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wethewomen.asia/|title=We The Women|website=www.wethewomen.asia|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> in Mumbai, [[Mithali Raj]], the captain of the [[Indian women's cricket team|Indian Women's cricket team]], presented a ‘H.E.R.’ (Hope. Empower. Rise.) award to Iqra Rasool. H.E.R awards are conferred to those who have "shown remarkable excellence in their areas and have often taken risks, battled odds or rewritten the rules in pursuit of success".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wethewomen.asia/mediapage/2017/12/14/where-dreams-meet-mithali-raj-honours-bowler-from-baramulla|title=WHERE DREAMS MEET; MITHALI RAJ HONOURS ‘BOWLER FROM BARAMULLA’|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/lifestyle/we-the-women-barkha-dutt-facebook-un-women-initiative-18272|title=Everything you need to know about ‘We The Women’ festival|work=Mumbai Live|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Her father, Ghulam Rasool Lone, is a bakery owner and she is the youngest of six siblings.<ref name=indtoday>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kashmir-iqra-rasool-baramulla-super-girl-indian-cricket-team/1/908863.html|title=Breaking stereotypes, this schoolgirl from J-K's Baramullah is quite a match for boys in cricket dangal, wants to meet Virat Kohli|date= 21 Mar 2017|accessdate=24 Aug 2017|publisher=indiatoday}}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/17-year-old-girl-is-kashmirs-new-cricket-sensation-1675398|title=17-Year-Old Girl is Kashmir's New Cricket Sensation|accessdate= 24 Aug 2017|date=30 Mar 2017|publisher=NDTV|author=Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal}}</ref>

She has played four times for her state at the national level at Amritsar, Haryana, Goa, Himachal and Jammu, prior to which she was with her girls’ team in school. In 2013, she was selected by the [[Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association]] (JKCA) citing her brilliant performance in the inter-district tournaments.<ref name = indiatimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/sports/meet-iqra-rasool-17-year-old-girl-from-jammu-kashmir-who-is-fighting-the-odds-to-play-for-team-india-328430.html|title=Meet Iqra Rasool - 17-Year-Old Girl From Jammu & Kashmir Who Is Fighting The Odds To Play For Team India|date=24 Aug 2017|accessdate=24 Aug 2017|publisher=India Times}}</ref> She has represented Jammu & Kashmir at the U-19 and U-23 level.<ref name = indiatimes/> Rasool says she is a fan of Virat Kohli and the Pakistani pacer Mohammad Aamir.<ref name=feminindia/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cricshots.com/kashmiri-iqra-rasool-grabbing-eyeballs/|title=Beating stereotypes, this 17 years old Kashimir girl grabbed everyone's attention|last=CricShots|date=2017-08-26|work=Cricket Shots|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Cricket career==
Rasool has represented her state four times at the national level at Amritsar, Haryana, Goa, Himachal and Jammu.{{cn|date=February 2020}} In 2015, she played a tournament in Telangana and took three wickets in the finals while playing in the under-17 team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kashmirlife.net/cricketing-dream-issue-52-vol-08-136118/|title=Cricketing Dream|date=2017-03-30|work=Kashmir Life|access-date=2017-12-19|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In May 2017, she moved to [[West Bengal]] and joined Aditya School of Sports to play for Bengal. Further, she wants to play for [[India women's national cricket team]] after getting a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association. Coached by Abdul Monayem, she currently represents Bengal at the domestic level.<ref name="indiatimes" /> As of August 2017, Iqra is training at the indoor facilities of the Eden Gardens under [[Cricket Association of Bengal]] (CAB).<ref name="Ianslive">{{cite web|url=http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/-561466|title=Cleared by J&K cricket body, woman pacer Iqra wants to play for Bengal|date=23 Aug 2017|accessdate=24 Aug 2017|publisher=IANS Live}}</ref>

As a tie-up deal between Michael Clarke Cricket Academy and newly opened Aditya School of Sports, cricketer [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] announced that there will be young talented cricketers travelling to Sydney on a 12-day programme. This team also includes Iqra Rasool.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170808/jsp/calcutta/story_166113.jsp|title=Kashmir girl clean bowls hurdles|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/94605/australian-cricketer-players-wont-keep-away-from-ipl-michael-clarke|title=Australian cricketers won't keep away from IPL: Clarke|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=2017-09-24|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Sport in India|Sports in India]]
* [[Sports in Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Team]]
* [[Jammu and Kashmir women's cricket team]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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[[Category:People from Baramulla district]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir cricketers]]
[[Category:Kashmiri people]]
[[Category:Indian women cricketers]]

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