She was unaware of the fact that the train was fast approching her, when she spotted it getting close, tried to jump back onto the platform.
'When she suddenly looked up the train had already reached her. Ms Natekar has now told NDTV that at the time, she was listening to music on her cellphone. She was also reportedly discharged the same day from the hospital.
She's now warned people not to wear headphones while boarding trains, and to use the foot overbridge to cross the tracks.
The girl was thrown in the middle of the track by the impact as the train moved over her body.
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Under the gun until then, luck did shine their way when a suicidal call for two runs resulted in the dismissal of Gunathilaka. Gunaratne came in and smacked a quick 34 runs to take it home with his skipper, with eight balls to spare.
Pratiksha Natekar, 19, was oblivious to the engine "thundering down the tracks" as she crossed to another platform because she was wearing earphones.
Astonishingly, she suffered only minor injuries to her lips, eyes and head in the incident, and was pulled out from under the train by shocked bystanders who raced to her aid. It's true, I'm personifying trains but fate and human callousness play a major role in contributing to the death count, to the lives lost and the wails on the track. I was stunned and I did not know what happened. "When I woke up I was in hospital", she said. She panicked and ran first towards the platform and then straight into the train'.
Her gran said: "We were scared".
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