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Pooja Vastrakar, an 18-year-old fast fast bowler from Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol, has been included in the 16-member senior women's cricket team that will tour South Africa next month. The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) today complimented Vastrakar terming her selection as an "auspicious" sign that women players were emerging from non-urban areas.