IND-W vs AUS-W: Mithali Raj wants to take a cue from MS Dhoni – Indian women’s team captain Mithali Raj has joked that she needs to take a cue from former men’s cricket team captain MS Dhoni as her losing streak at the toss continues. The veteran lost the coin toss again during the recently concluded Pink Ball Test in Gold Coast, with the hosts putting India in to bat. The match ended in a draw thanks to Smriti Mandhana’s sensational first-innings century, with Sfafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar and Jhulan Goswami all making meaningful contributions in the game.
IND-W vs AUS-W: Mithali Raj wants to take cue from MS Dhoni to overturn losing streak at toss
Mithali Raj opened up about changing her call at the coin toss during a press conference after her bad luck continued during the Pink Ball Test. Mithali revealed that her teammates had been pulling her leg for losing tosses, and now she will have to turn to former Indian captain MS Dhoni to overturn her dismal record. She said, “I didn’t want that to become a legacy. The way the girls have been pulling my leg for that! So I thought I should change. I need to learn from (MS) Dhoni on how to win a toss.”
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IND-W vs AUS-W: Mithali Raj wants to take cue from MS Dhoni to overturn losing streak at toss
India put on a stellar show during their first-ever Pink Ball Test, sealing a historic draw in a rain-marred clash. Put into bat, Smriti Mandhana scored a scintillating century to put the visitors in control of the game, with Deepti Sharma half-century taking India past the 350 mark. In response, India clinched a 136-run lead, with Pooja Vastrakar, Sharma and Jhulan Goswami amongst the wickets. India declared at 135 in their second innings with Shafali Vermaa scoring a 50, as Australia stuttered to 36/2 before the game was called for a draw.
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IND-W vs AUS-W: Mithali Raj wants to take cue from MS Dhoni to overturn losing streak at toss
India will now head into the final leg of the tour, playing three T20Is, starting from Thursday.
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