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The Singh sisters, while displaying the prowess on the court, also sent the message that one can be a PYT and still play a demanding sport like basketball

PETER PEARS Times News Network

C’MON Divya!... chanted sections in the crowd as the women’s final got underway at the 21st Federation Cup basketball championship in Bhavnagar last Saturday.
 The tall and striking Delhi skipper however, was under tremendous pressure as the rival Southern Railway cagers kept things on a tight leash. Unable to basket the ball from close quarters, Divya and mainstay of the North Indian side, Shiba Magon resorted to long range attempts, but only to find the ring coming in the way.
 However, it did not matter much as a capacity gathering of around 2,000 fans, were just delighted to watch the ‘glamour girls’ from Delhi in action

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 While local commentators kept on trying to encourage the crowd favourites through loudspeakers placed around the court, the Railway girls were running away with the match.
 “Delhi, you are the heart of basketball and Divya, you are the heart of Bhavnagar,” exaggerated a former former international basketballer from the city. Divya was later declared the player of the tournament in the women’s section.
 The Singh sisters, Divya, Prashanti and Akansha along with Shiba and Asha while displaying the prowess on the court, also sent the message that one can be a PYT and still play a demanding sport like basketball. With tennis teen sensation Sania Mirza turning out to
be the toast of the nation after her exploits at the Australian Open, a couple of good wins in the country and in international tournaments could see the likes of Divya, Shiba and Prashanti turning out to be the next stars to grace the Indian sporting firmament.
 But one thing is certain: basketball fans from this part of the country will surely not forget the dashing Delhi cagers for a long time to come.
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Bhavnagar: Siblings Divya, Prashanti and Akansha Singh are not only Making waves with their dribbling and sharp-shooting skills on the basketball court, but also off it with their catchy looks and model like demeanor at the ongoing Federation Cup being held here at the windswept University ground. Divya at 22, skippers the dashing Delhi side, which boasts of having all eight international players in their ranks. While Divya and Prashanti (20), who work with MTNL, are the sober twosome, sixteen-year-old Akansha is all bubbly like a well-shaken bottle of cola. From where does passion for basketball come one wonders, as their father works in a bank and mother minds things at home. Well, it was all because of eldest sister Priyanka, who Akansha pointed out, led the way. "We just followed in her footsteps." Incidentally, 28-year-old Priyanka is an NIS coach and has settled down in Bangkok after her marriage. The family of baskeball players extends to the youngest, Pratima (11), who has also attended a junior national basketball camp.

Delhi coach, Nisha Soni states that the Singh sisters are the cynosure of all eyes at all the tournaments they take part in. "In fact they keep acting like models," says Soni breaking into a smile. With lensmen usually singling them out from the rest of the team, Akansha has no qualms in admitting that "Yes, we are models", while she and her sisters posed before the camera.

Well, it’s not all fun and frolic for these Old Rajendra Nagar girls as they daily practice at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium from 7 to 10 in the morning and then in the evenings too, with Sundays being the exception.

Apart from basketball and studies, Akansha loves watching WWF on TV. So Sania, get ready to roll over. The Singh sisters are ready for a take over!