King’s dad and mom Leroy and Sharon had been born in Chennai earlier than shifting to Melbourne earlier than Alana was born.
The 27-year-old has visited the nation on a number of household journeys, together with most lately in 2016 when she met up with a number of cousins and household buddies.
A part of that group will now possible be there in Mumbai, with all 5 of Australia’s T20 internationals in opposition to the hosts to be performed within the metropolis.
“A number of household buddies could be making the journey,” King instructed AAP. “There are just a few in Mumbai. Hopefully I get to see them they usually get to see me play within the flesh. That shall be cool.
“After I do communicate to them it’s like nothing has modified and that could possibly be just a few months aside. And that will be cool for them to see me play cricket. I’m positive WhatsApp will begin blowing up near the sport.”
Enjoying in India has lengthy been a dream for King, who partly fulfilled that when she appeared for the Supernovas within the T20 Problem earlier this yr.
However this can form as one other massive bucket-list merchandise checked after a outstanding 12 months for the legspinner.
A debutante in final yr’s Ashes, King has taken 31 wickets at 20.87 in all codecs since serving to Australia retain that trophy, win a 50-over World Cup and Commonwealth Video games gold.
“I’m simply making an attempt to journey this journey as a lot as I can,” King stated. “Thus far it has been bloody good and I’ve had some superb individuals to feed off.
“Everybody will get their alternatives at totally different occasions and it seems like I needed to wait longer. But it surely’s nice as a result of I do know my sport very well and am a bit extra skilled in my craft.”
With a T20 World Cup two months away, the opposite issue on this sequence is the maiden Girls’s IPL subsequent yr. An public sale state of affairs is anticipated, however gamers are but to study full particulars.
However regardless, massive performances in sequence in entrance of franchise homeowners may set gamers up for choice and massive asking costs.
“It is just about on the forefront of everybody’s thoughts that there’s an IPL arising,” King stated. “Everybody would like to put their hand up for it. It’ll be massive, and fairly massive. Everybody has been crying out for it for a while.
“It will not simply assist the worldwide sport, however the home sport as nicely. It’ll be nice and hopefully I can get the faucet on the shoulder. But it surely’s all give attention to Mumbai for now.”