India, Jan. 28 -- She may not have gotten a chance to showcase her explosive batting skills yet but Rahila Firdous has still managed to catch the eyes of viewers during the Women's Premier League. So much so that she is being seen as a refreshing upgrade in wicket-keeping standards across the league.

The 27-year-old engineer, who is also Madhya Pradesh's captain, grew up in Bhopal and was drawn to cricket long before she understood what professional cricket looked like for women. Interestingly, even her featuring in Mumbai Indians' playing XI was a result of an injury to G Kamalini, the other wicket-keeper batter option in the squad.

In the two matches she has played, she has made an impact in glovework. Her journey was unplanned, insti...