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India women's national team star Aditi Chauhan & football: A story of chance, grit and excellence

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Aditi Chauhan narrates to GOAL how destiny played its part in her being a footballer...

Indian women's national team goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan was into sports right from her childhood. But football? No, certainly not.

Rather, she was more engrossed in playing basketball in school. She had even tried her hands in discus, javelin, and shot put but had hardly played football. Hence her entry into the sport was fortuitous, to say the least.

"My sports teacher in school informed that there is a state trial going on for U19 girls. He suggested that I should go and appear for the trials.