Rajasthan’s daughter will play for India in the Rugby Asia Cup (Football) to be held in China from September 13. Grandma says- Bitiya made us immortal. It used to stop that it is a boys’ game. It was not known that she would take training hiding and would go so far.
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We used to send him to take care of goats. But, she used to go hiding football in her clothes and practiced there. When we came to know that she is playing well and can go further, we started supporting her. Had to sell even goats for his rugby kit and training.
Ganesh Kumar says- I was given a lot of taunts by the people around me. Said- Daughter is playing in small clothes. Why don’t you say anything? There was an attempt to pressurize, but we saw the daughter’s mind and let her play.
Read the story of Sushila, daughter of a farmer from Bhurtia village in Barmer, becoming an international player of rugby …
This is Sushila’s house. Despite the economic situation not being correct, the father let him play. Today Sushila is an international player.
She did not bow down to our stubbornness Ganesh Kumar says- We live in a small village Bhurtia. Here daughters go out of the house, play games. There was no such tradition. Sushila’s insistence has broken this tradition. She did not bow down to our stubbornness. Today she has proved that girls can also do what the family expects from boys.
We are pressed with taunts Father says- daughters should not be considered a burden. He is also a woman in the country’s biggest position. There is no female News-Patiala in our village. When the daughter wants to move forward, the neighborhood taunts. Your daughter is running in half cut wearing a t-shirt.
Then what their parents and grandparents are doing. We are suppressed by such taunts. People do not want to send daughters out. Today the farmer’s daughter will play for India.
Said- I will win after promising daughter Sushila’s father says- When Sushila was selected in Ragby, the first economic problem came in the way. Sushila’s grandfather had clearly refused that it is not possible to send out and get expensive kits under these circumstances. The income of the house is also from animal husbandry and farming. Sushila started crying and told her grandmother that I wish Dada, I will win and win. Dada agreed. We sold goats and arranged for his kits and other items.
Played by making fabric football Sushila’s grandmother Kisturi says- When we sent goats to handle, we used to play there. If there was no money to buy football, then played football of clothes. We refused to play, but she was adamant on her insistence. For 3 years, he has now reached international while playing.
Used to practice for 4 hours Sushil’s coach Kaushalaram Virat says- Sushil started rugby football in April 2022. Used to practice in school for the first two hours. After playing the national, he used to practice for two-two hours in the morning and evening. At the same time, every day Bhurtia used to run four rounds of one and a half kilometers between the village and the house.
Sushila will play for India on 13 September.
Performance at national level 5 times Principal Mahesh Kumar said that Sushila was selected at the national level 5 times in the rugby football team. Participated in SGFI National Games in the years 2023- 24 and 2024- 25. Gold medal was received at the state level while playing for SGFI. Represented Rajasthan at the national level.
Khelo became the best player of the tournament by winning a bronze medal in India Women’s Women’s Tournament 2024. In the open rugby football competition at the national level, he represented Rajasthan at the under-15 and under-17 category at the national level. Recently participated in Kolkata India team camp and training.