International Women cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, who became an overnight sensation after her sensational knock against Australia in the semi-finals of WWC2017, is facing a googly from the Indian Railways.

Harmanpreet, who rose to fame with her unbeaten 175 runs, is facing a tough phase of her life in terms of the job. With her splendid performance in WWC 2017, Kaur was offered the DSP job in Punjab police. To take the offer, Harman resigned from her post in the Western Railway. The vice-captain of Indian women cricket team had been associated with Railways since last three years. And when she was offered the position in Railways, she had signed a 5-year contract.

However, Railways is not accepting her resignation. Not just that, but from the moment she had accepted the DSP role, Kaur has not been paid any salary since the last five months.

Now the Chief Minister of Punjab had urged the Indian Railway to release the Women’s World Cup star so that she can officially join the Punjab police.

“I have already written to the Railways twice and hope that she would be relieved soon so that she could join Punjab Police as a DSP at the earliest,” Amarinder told media.

Earlier, while talking to The Indian Express, Harmanpreet Kaur said, “I worked for three years with the Railways. But, they are asking for the salary of five years to waive off the bond and relieve me. After the World cup, it has been five months that I have not been paid any salary. I am jobless. I am neither getting any salary from Railways nor from the Punjab government.”

“Actually, I wanted to talk to some reporter (to raise the issue) but thought that I should not be mistaken as if I am speaking against the Railways. Railways were my last hope and had given me a job when Punjab government had turned down my request. I hope, the Railways will give me the bond waiver so that I can go to my home state. I think there is a rule that bond gets shifted when you change one government job to other. Punjab Chief Minister has taken up my case three to four times, but nothing has happened so far,” Kaur added.

Meanwhile, Anil Kumar Gupta General Manager of Western Railway also issued a statement on the issue, which says, “The Railway Board recruits people under sports quota and there is a condition of five-year bond. In case they want to leave earlier (than five years) they have to reimburse the salary of five years. If they deposit the amount, they are allowed to go.”

Harmanpreet has been selected in the women’s squad for South Africa tour and she will begin her training camp from January 24.