Diana Edulji reveals how Sachin Tendulkar helped Harmanpreet Kaur secure railways job
There was a lot of red-tapism going on there,” said Edulji, an ICC Hall of Famer and a former India captain.After persuading Harmanpreet to shift to Mumbai, Edulji found the process far from straightforward. Edulji then turned to Tendulkar, hoping his stature would help expedite the process.“I approached the great Sachin Tendulkar. I requested him if he could give me a letter asking the Railways to help Harman get a job.
- ▪There was a lot of red-tapism going on there,” said Edulji, an ICC Hall of Famer and a former India captain.After persuading Harmanpreet to shift to Mumbai, Edulji found the process far from straightforward.
- ▪Edulji then turned to Tendulkar, hoping his stature would help expedite the process.“I approached the great Sachin Tendulkar.
- ▪I requested him if he could give me a letter asking the Railways to help Harman get a job.
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It took a personal intervention from Diana Edulji, a recommendation letter from Sachin Tendulkar and a stern conversation with the Railways Sports Promotion Board chairman before Harmanpreet Kaur, the India women’s cricket captain, secured a job with the Railways.Recounting the episode at the launch of Her Story, Her Glory — Aditya Bhushan’s book chronicling the evolution of Indian women’s cricket — the former India captain revealed how bureaucracy almost derailed Harmanpreet’s move from Punjab.“I was responsible for bringing her from Punjab because Northern Railway was not able to give her a good job there.
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