In the past 11 years, Sana Mir has done her bit to change the perception about women’s cricket in Pakistan. And as she prepares to hand over the leadership baton after the World T20, she reveals that Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are the most popular cricketers in her team.

“We have come a long way. It (cricket) is considered as a medium for women’s empowerment in Pakistan. Now girls want to take up cricket. This team has done a lot to change the perception. There were times it was difficult for women’s cricket in Pakistan but now parents come up and tell me that they want their daughters to play cricket,” Sana said.

‘Kohli, Dhoni popular in Pakistan team’

Mir did let out a little secret that Kohli is the most popular cricketer in their women’s team, although her personal favourite is Dhoni.

“There are couple of names. If I just talk about my players, I think Virat Kohli is the favourite cricketer. Personally, Dhoni is my favourite player. He has handled himself well on and off the field. He has transformed a team of juniors into an effective unit,” Sana said.

She has decided to relinquish captaincy post World T20 and wants to personally supervise a smooth change of guard by continuing as a team member before calling time on her illustrious career