India international Priya Punia, who is part of the UK-bound women`s cricket squad, has lost her mother to Covid-19. The 24-year-old cricketer wrote a heartfelt post on social media after her mother succumbed to the deadly virus.

"Today I realised why you always told me to be strong. You knew that one day I would need the strength to bear the loss of yours. I miss you so mom! No matter the distance I know you are always there with me. My guiding star, my mom.. Love you always," Punia wrote on Instagram.