PM praises Afshan Ashiq
TNN Bureau. Updated: 9/25/2020 11:00:07 AM
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praises J&K woman footballer Afshan Ashiq for her performance in sports.
"You have done very well in football. Mostly, football fans say 'Bend it like Beckham', but now they will say 'Ace it like Afshan," PM Modi told J&K woman footballer Afshan Ashiq while interacting with fitness experts and influencers from across the country to mark the one-year anniversary of the 'Fit India Movement.'
The 25-year-old played as goalkeeper in J&K women's football team and later played in the Indian Women's League in 2019 for FC Kolhapur City. She also trains youngsters in Srinagar.
Afshan said she gets inspiration from former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, eulogised as 'captain cool'.
"I do meditation at 5:30 every morning to keep my mind cool. I have learnt a lot from M S Dhoni, he is always calm. I like getting that calmness in my life, it helps to do all work calmly. It helps in balancing mental stress," she added.