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[caption id="attachment_25833" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Indian women cricketer Jhulan Goswami on Saturday turned 35 years old. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: India women cricket team’s pace spearhead Jhulan Goswami, who turned 35 on Saturday, received a birthday wish from a special cricketer. Pakistan women cricketer Kainat Imtiaz, who idolises Jhulan and consider her as a role model wished the Chakdah Express from Karachi. Imtiaz tweeted a picture of her with Jhulan that was taken during the ICC Women’s World Cup and wrote, ‘Happy Birthday Jhulan Goswami’ #inspiration For the Indian fans Imtiaz is not an unknown cricketer because during the ICC Women’s World Cup she bumped into the World’s leading wicket taker in Derby. The Karachi born cricketer later posted her picture with Jhulan and shared her story. Kainat first saw Jhulan when the Indian women’s team went to Pakistan for the 1^st time as the Asia Cup was held there. She was the ball picker at that time. It was the first instance she saw Jhulan ball and got mesmerized to see her bowl fast. She was so impressed with Jhulan that she decided to take cricket as a career. She also wrote it was a proud moment for me to meet her inspiration after 12 years. Karachi-born Kainat, 25, has played six one-day internationals and one Twenty20 international for Pakistan, since her debut in 2011.