At a time when ICC T20 World Cup is underway in Australia, a video of a young girl from Ladakh is going viral in India. The video of the girl, who is studying in the class sixth, has gained praise for her skills and zeal for cricket.

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The video was shared by the Directorate of School Education on the microblogging site Twitter. "My father at home and my teacher at school encourages me to play cricket. I'll put all my efforts to play like @imVkohli Maqsooma student class 6th #HSKaksar," the Directorate of School Education said in a Tweet. The girl wants to learn the 'helicopter' shot - which was made popular by former Indian skipper MS Dhoni.

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My father at home and my teacher at school encourage me to play cricket. I'll put all my efforts to play like @imVkohli Maqsooma student class 6th #HSKaksar pic.twitter.com/2ULB4yAyBt

#Maqsooma to hone her talent in sports & education@safdar_irs @lg_ladakh @IndiaSports @jtnladakh @hardeepSPuri @imVkohli @BCCI @EduMinOfIndia @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/1CS7qJ5Lxj

Twitter user reactions over Maqsooma

The video has caught the attention of many cricketers from across the world.  
Harmanpreet Kaur reacted to the clip with a “Wow”. "The future captain of the Indian Women's national #cricket team will be from #Ladakh & her name #Maqsooma," another Twitter user wrote.