From tape-ball to 'dream of Harman’s wicket', Maryam follows her father’s dream

Hong Kong vice-captain Maryam Bibi is preparing for one of the biggest challenges of her career as her team gets ready to face India in the Women’s Asia Cup. For Maryam, the encounter is also a reminder of how far she and Hong Kong women’s cricket have come.Maryam's cricket journey began far away from the spotlight of international cricket. She started by playing tape-ball cricket with her father and continued playing the format during her primary-school years. It was only when she reached college and discovered hard-ball cricket that she decided to take the sport more seriously."I used to play tape-ball cricket with my dad and in primary school. When I went to college, we didn't have tape-ball cricket, we only had hard-ball cricket.