Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Badnu’s Young Cricketers Reach National Arenas With Avaada Support
A group of girls from Badnu, a village in Rajasthan, are making progress in cricket.
Avaada Foundation helps pay for their sports and school needs.
The girls have played in district, state and national competitions.
Seven helped Bikaner win district and state tournaments.
One player, Kanchan, helped Rajasthan earn a silver medal at a national championship.
The Under-19 team also reached nationals after finishing second in a state tournament.
Sarita was named the tournament’s Best Bowler, and Badnu players won national silver and bronze medals.
Five girls also got the chance to try out to become practice bowlers for the Delhi Capitals women’s team.
Their story is featured in a campaign called “Badnu Ke Champions: Ghoonghat Se Helmet Tak.”
Avaada Foundation has supported Badnu’s Rajasthan Under-17 and Under-19 girls’ cricket teams for two years and renewed its partnership for a third year.
The foundation pays for essentials including travel, accommodation, nutrition, equipment, tournament fees, practice facilities and education-related needs.
Seven Badnu players helped Bikaner win the district tournament and the 69th Rajasthan State-Level Cricket Tournament; Kanchan later helped Rajasthan win silver at nationals.
Six Badnu players contributed to the Under-19 team finishing state-level runners-up and qualifying for nationals; Sarita was named Best Bowler, while Sangeeta won bronze and Kanchan silver nationally.
Five Badnu cricketers were selected for trials to become net bowlers for the Delhi Capitals Women’s Premier League team.
- Who
- Girls’ Under-17 and Under-19 cricket teams from Badnu, Rajasthan, supported by Avaada Foundation.
- What
- The players have won district and state competitions, earned national medals, qualified for national tournaments and attended trials for a professional team opportunity.
- When
- Avaada Foundation has supported the teams for two years and renewed its partnership for a third consecutive year; the article gives no specific dates for the tournaments.
- Where
- Badnu and Bikaner, Rajasthan; national competitions in Rohtak, Haryana, and Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh; the Under-19 state tournament was in Balotra, Barmer.
- Why
- Avaada Foundation says its support aims to nurture rural sporting talent and help girls pursue sporting and educational ambitions despite social and financial barriers.
Avaada Foundation’s perspective
Players’ reported outcomes
Purpose and impact of the support
Avaada Foundation’s perspective
Avaada’s leaders describe the initiative as a way to foster inclusion, confidence and opportunity for rural girls, supporting both sport and education.
Players’ reported outcomes
The article reports tournament wins, national medals, qualification for national competitions and trials connected to the Delhi Capitals women’s team; it does not include direct comments from the players.
- Foundation
- Avaada Foundation, the social impact arm of Avaada Group
- Teams supported
- Rajasthan state-level Under-17 and Under-19 girls’ cricket teams from Badnu
- Support period
- Two years of support; partnership renewed for a third consecutive year
- Under-17 result
- Seven Badnu girls helped Bikaner win the district-level tournament and the 69th Rajasthan State-Level Cricket Tournament
- Under-19 result
- Six Badnu players helped the team finish runner-up at the state-level tournament and qualify for nationals
- National medals
- Kanchan won silver; Sangeeta won bronze
- Professional opportunity
- Five Badnu cricketers were selected for trials to become net bowlers for the Delhi Capitals Women’s Premier League team
- Campaign
- “Badnu Ke Champions: Ghoonghat Se Helmet Tak”