'Cricket's in our blood:' Australian leg spinner says her love for game comes from Indian parents

Australian cricketer Alana King.

Australian cricketer Alana King. Source: AAP Image/Joel Carrett

Alana King spoke to SBS Hindi about her Indian heritage and advice to aspiring players from the Indian subcontinent communities, including Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Alana said her love for cricket comes from her father, who played cricket in India. Her parents moved from India's southern city of Chennai to Melbourne, where she was born. She said growing up, she heard some racist comments, but that hurt her parents more than her.


Alana recently grabbed headlines for her fitting tribute to Shane Warne during Australia's opening ODI World Cup match against England with her bowling. 
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