Sai Satya Vijay’s phone has not stopped buzzing since Wednesday evening. The calls arrive every other minute — from friends, family, coaches and even cricketers, among them Shreyanka Patil and Jemimah Rodrigues.

The frenzy has good reason: Vijay’s niece, Uma Kashvi, has become the youngest player ever to be picked in a Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction. The 15-year-old will be on the Delhi Capitals roster after being acquired at her base price of Rs 10 lakh.

“I am in Bilaspur with Kash, alongwith his mother. We are all on cloud nine. I have been crying constantly since she was picked in the auction. People are trying to console me, but these are tears of a dream coming true. It’s a result of a lot of effort,” Vijay tells The Indian Express from Madhya Pradesh, where Kashvi is representing Karnataka in the Women’s U-19 T20 Challenger Trophy.

Kashvi’s journey began when she was seven.…