The Indian Women’s Cricket Team has come a long way. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India have put in some strong performances in recent times, beating both Australia and England in Tests. The team has been in exceptional form, with some top-notch performances from youngsters such as Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues and Pooja Vastrakar. The upward trajectory of the team has made former cricketer Anjum Chopra happy. Anjum, who has captained the Indian side previously, has been left impressed by the grit shown by the Indian Women in recent Test matches.
“Obviously very pleased, very happy because you know, the success that you get with victories like these encourages the team and the individuals. It’s a nice reward because India, like most other teams in women’s cricket, don’t play a lot of red-ball cricket. So, winning in a Test match is always nice. And even if the victories against England and Australia came in one-dayers, it would not have been any less. Because when you beat quality opposition, it motivates the entire team to continue doing the hard work and become better,” Anjum said in an interview with Hindustan Times when asked about India’s recent Test wins.
The former Indian captain also heaped praises on Indian all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar. Pooja has been in fine form in recent times. In the first ODI against Australia, Pooja scored a quickfire 62 of 46 balls.
“I was very impressed by the way she batted. I was very impressed by the way she bowled too. The application she showed in both the Test matches against England and Australia was commendable. She batted for almost 110-120 balls (126 balls for 47) in that Test against Australia. I don’t think she is accustomed to batting for so long even in the nets. She is truly coming up and realising her potential as a genuine all-rounder. Because she always had that in her. It was about translating that into performance. I’m delighted that she is finally getting the results,” Anjum said.
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