ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: Gongadi Trisha's parents had decided that they would make her watch cricket matches instead of cartoons. Perhaps this is the reason that the U19 Women's World Cup winner was well-versed in the technicalities of cricket at the age of just 7.

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2023: Ten years ago, Gongadi Reddy had to take the tough decision of closing his gym and quitting his job as a fitness trainer. He had to take such a decision to fulfill the dream of his only child, Gongadi Trisha, to become a cricketer. Gongadi Reddy's gym was in Bhadrachalam, located in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district of the then Andhra Pradesh. Gongadi Reddy himself has been a hockey player. He has also been a member of the Indian hockey team in the under-16 hockey tournament.

Gongadi Reddy closed his gym and also sold four acres of land for his daughter's training. On Sunday 29th January 2023, The youngster from Hyderabad scored a 24-run knock and shared a 46-run partnership with Soumya Tiwary to help the India women's under-19 team chase down a target of 69 against England in the ICC final Of. India has won the ICC trophy for the first time in women's cricket.

Speaking to The Indian Express from Secunderabad, the proud father said, “I played in the state under-16 hockey team before joining the fitness business and job. I used to play cricket along with hockey. I wanted my child to play cricket. Trisha initially played in Bhadrachalam, but we had to decide to shift to Secunderabad to pursue her dream of becoming a cricketer.

“Because of this I had to sell my gym to a relative at 50 percent less than the market rate,” said Gongadi Reddy. Later I also sold my 4-acre farm for my daughter's training. Watching her win the U-19 World Cup in India is the result of Trisha's passion. For this kind of victory, I can bear any loss.

Gongadi Reddy often returned home late due to his work at ITC and running a gym. Gongadi Reddy and his wife Madhavi used to try to make their little girl Trisha watch cricket matches on TV instead of cartoons. Recalling the old days, Gongdi says, “When Trisha was born, I told my wife that when she starts watching TV, we will show her cricket matches on TV instead of cartoons.”

G Reddy further said, 'When she was two and a half years old, I started playing with her plastic bat and ball. When she was five, I used to take her to the gym and throw more than 300 throwdowns in front of her. Later I got a cement pitch made at a local ground in the town. Most of my time was spent coaching her instead of my job and gym.

In 2012, Gongadi Reddy made a video of Trisha batting in the nets and showed it to coach John Manoj and Srinivas at St John's Academy in Hyderabad. Academy director Manoj said, “When her father brought us a video of Trisha's batting to show us, we were impressed by her bat speed and hand-eye coordination. To have so much speed and coordination at the young age of seven was fantastic.

Manoj told, 'I and Srinivas wanted him to become a leg-spinner. Having a technical knowledge of the game at such a young age meant that she was ready to train as a leg-spinner. She used to throw pace and leg breaks imitating Anil Kumble.

Within two years of shifting to Secunderabad, Trisha played for the Hyderabad Under-16 team in the 2014-2015 season in the inter-state tournament and then represented the state in the Under-19 and Under-23 teams the following year. Later selected for the Under-19 Challenger Trophy.