chandigarh last january taniya bhatia became the citys first woman cricketer to join the indian team one year 25 t20s and three oneday internationals later the 21yearolds goal has shifted to cementing her place in the sidebefore heading to new zealand where india will play three odis and three t20s from january 24 tania told toi it has been a rollercoaster ride i have made it to indian team but it now i have to be consistent to be part of the national side was my ultimate dream now i want to represent my country for a long timestump mikereflecting on her journey with the indian team the reticent young woman said i was nervous and emotional when mithali di odi captain mithali raj gave me the indian cap it took me a couple of games to settle those nerves one too shy for a wicketkeeper i have become more expressive in these 12 months and started talking a lot from behind the stumps thanks to senior players in the slip cordon whod egg me on say shabash bravo at leastthe rise of taniya is a pleasing sight for coach ravinder pal singh under whom she has trained at guru nanak public school gnps sector 36 since she was nine that is 12 years said rp singh with her performance she has repaid me for all my hard work as a coach i just wish more success to the citys first woman to play for india whos an inspiration to many girlschandigarh gave kapil dev yograj singh yuvraj singh ashok malhotra chetan sharma and siddharth kaul the latest entrant to the mens cricket team but no one until taniya had ever managed to break into the womens side that makes her achievement biggercelebrity feelingtaniya believes indian womens cricket is getting its due following finally she says i feel like a celebrity now in chandigarh among the girls especially whenever i go to the gnps academy the girls mob me and have so many questions it is so good that i hope to see more cricketers from chandigarh play for india in the future she is confident of thattaniya idolises english wicketkeeper sarah taylor and australian stumper alyssa healy and wants to be as good as them behind the stumps she says they are the best in the business i watch their videos to brush up my wicketkeeping skillsbring on kiwison her preparation for the new zealand tour the youngster said its a challenging tour for wicketkeepers but we are going there a week in advance to get acclimatised to the weather i am up for the challenge