New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) Young Indian hockey forward Annu pumped in as many as nine goals in India’s winning campaign at junior women’s Asia Cup but her parents could not watch their daughter making a splash in the tournament because they did not own a smartphone.

Annu even pulled off a rare double hat-trick during the tournament but back home, her family that has made ends meet by doing menial jobs and at times slept on empty stomach, was completely oblivious of her achievements.

The Asia Cup matches were not aired on TV but streamed on a website.

Now, Annu is desperate to buy a new smartphone and gift it to her parents.

“I will always remember that my parents could not watch the matches – they did not have a smartphone on which they could have watched the games being streamed live,” an emotional Annu told

Source: PTI News