Australia girls’s workforce skipper Alyssa Healy on Tuesday dismissed talks of animosity brewing between herself and India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, asserting their interactions have been merely a part of ‘aggressive cricket’.
Throughout a extremely aggressive month-long sequence, India secured their inaugural Take a look at victory towards Australia on the Wankhede Stadium.
Nevertheless, the guests rallied again strongly, clinching the ODI sequence 3-0 and the T20I sequence 2-1.
“I’d most likely simply summarise it to aggressive cricket goes on the market, doing our job for the facet,” mentioned Alyssa, following the seven-wicket win within the third T20I on the DY Patil Stadium on Tuesday, which helped Australia take the sequence 2-1.
Alyssa added the notion of animosity was as a result of each of them approached their roles in a different way.
Through the Take a look at, Harmanpreet had thrown the ball at Alyssa in frustration whereas she was batting, and the Australian skipper merely smiled again. Alyssa took a defensive pose and the ball hit her bat to race to the boundary, whereas Harman’s enchantment for obstructing the sphere was rejected.
“We each method it (captaincy roles) very in a different way, and that is over to her to cope with that. However, from my viewpoint, there is no animosity there,” mentioned Alyssa through the post-match interplay.
“I am all for, you realize, if I must be given a ship off, then so be it. I am all for it as a result of on the finish of the day, I am chirpy behind the stump. So in the event you’re keen to dish it out, you have obtained to have the ability to cop it,” she added.
Alyssa backed Harmanpreet and the India workforce to come back out stronger from this sequence.
“She has most likely had actually two exhausting sequence on the trot and this sequence has been a extremely lengthy one. I am positive that the Indian workforce will bounce again and clearly replicate on what these final couple of sequence has meant for his or her facet,” Alyssa mentioned.
Alyssa felt the India tour was a giant stepping stone for Australia’s preparations for the subsequent two international white-ball occasions — the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh later this 12 months and the 50-over World Cup in India in 2025.
“We have gained some worthwhile info on the identical time. In all probability some areas the place we are able to enhance and a few areas that most likely that we’re nailing in the mean time.
“It is fairly cut-throat whenever you come right into a World Cup. You have to win video games and you have to get yourselves over the road. We’ll have a squad to do it. “It is simply most likely nailing down our plans and possibly our shot choice, extra importantly, over right here,” she mentioned.
Alyssa added that simply two-and-a-half days of dangerous cricket throughout the whole month-long tour had led to the Take a look at loss and a uncommon T20I match defeat.
“We’re right here in India over a month that we’re historically at residence spending time with our households and it is the primary time we have been away this time of 12 months.
“Actually, the women have simply jumped in and performed some good, exhausting cricket. I did not hear one criticism, did not hear one bitch. Within the month that we have been right here, we performed two-and-a-half dangerous days of cricket — one-and-a-half days within the Take a look at match and one T20,” Alyssa added.
Alyssa, who was adjudged ‘Participant of the Sequence’ in T20Is, credited the workforce for the white-ball success.
“I do not assume I used to be overly deserving of the participant of the sequence. I am going to settle for it gracefully, however I believed our bowlers bounced again fantastically within the final two T20Is. Phoebe Litchfield and Elise Perry performed some essential knocks as effectively… it is a workforce award,” she mentioned.
Really feel for Jemimah: Alyssa
The Aussie skipper felt for India’s Jemimah Rodrigues, who took Alyssa’s catch within the seventh over however the resolution was given within the batter’s favour.
“We have been being informed they (TV umpires) have been in search of some extra angles on the market. I most likely cannot actually remark an excessive amount of on it. I did not actually watch the large display. I did not actually perceive what was occurring,” mentioned Alyssa.
“To be truthful, I used to be strolling off. I believed it (catch) went in fairly clear. However, typically, I feel we noticed it all through the ODI sequence as effectively… we had three of these overturned that we thought we might obtained caught. It is by no means a pleasant feeling,” added Alyssa.
“In all probability for Jemimah on the market as effectively, the way in which you are feeling such as you’ve taken a clear catch after which swiftly it seems to be awkward on the display.”
(With inputs from PTI)
Throughout a extremely aggressive month-long sequence, India secured their inaugural Take a look at victory towards Australia on the Wankhede Stadium.
Nevertheless, the guests rallied again strongly, clinching the ODI sequence 3-0 and the T20I sequence 2-1.
“I’d most likely simply summarise it to aggressive cricket goes on the market, doing our job for the facet,” mentioned Alyssa, following the seven-wicket win within the third T20I on the DY Patil Stadium on Tuesday, which helped Australia take the sequence 2-1.
Alyssa added the notion of animosity was as a result of each of them approached their roles in a different way.
Through the Take a look at, Harmanpreet had thrown the ball at Alyssa in frustration whereas she was batting, and the Australian skipper merely smiled again. Alyssa took a defensive pose and the ball hit her bat to race to the boundary, whereas Harman’s enchantment for obstructing the sphere was rejected.
“We each method it (captaincy roles) very in a different way, and that is over to her to cope with that. However, from my viewpoint, there is no animosity there,” mentioned Alyssa through the post-match interplay.
“I am all for, you realize, if I must be given a ship off, then so be it. I am all for it as a result of on the finish of the day, I am chirpy behind the stump. So in the event you’re keen to dish it out, you have obtained to have the ability to cop it,” she added.
Alyssa backed Harmanpreet and the India workforce to come back out stronger from this sequence.
“She has most likely had actually two exhausting sequence on the trot and this sequence has been a extremely lengthy one. I am positive that the Indian workforce will bounce again and clearly replicate on what these final couple of sequence has meant for his or her facet,” Alyssa mentioned.
Alyssa felt the India tour was a giant stepping stone for Australia’s preparations for the subsequent two international white-ball occasions — the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh later this 12 months and the 50-over World Cup in India in 2025.
“We have gained some worthwhile info on the identical time. In all probability some areas the place we are able to enhance and a few areas that most likely that we’re nailing in the mean time.
“It is fairly cut-throat whenever you come right into a World Cup. You have to win video games and you have to get yourselves over the road. We’ll have a squad to do it. “It is simply most likely nailing down our plans and possibly our shot choice, extra importantly, over right here,” she mentioned.
Alyssa added that simply two-and-a-half days of dangerous cricket throughout the whole month-long tour had led to the Take a look at loss and a uncommon T20I match defeat.
“We’re right here in India over a month that we’re historically at residence spending time with our households and it is the primary time we have been away this time of 12 months.
“Actually, the women have simply jumped in and performed some good, exhausting cricket. I did not hear one criticism, did not hear one bitch. Within the month that we have been right here, we performed two-and-a-half dangerous days of cricket — one-and-a-half days within the Take a look at match and one T20,” Alyssa added.
Alyssa, who was adjudged ‘Participant of the Sequence’ in T20Is, credited the workforce for the white-ball success.
“I do not assume I used to be overly deserving of the participant of the sequence. I am going to settle for it gracefully, however I believed our bowlers bounced again fantastically within the final two T20Is. Phoebe Litchfield and Elise Perry performed some essential knocks as effectively… it is a workforce award,” she mentioned.
Really feel for Jemimah: Alyssa
The Aussie skipper felt for India’s Jemimah Rodrigues, who took Alyssa’s catch within the seventh over however the resolution was given within the batter’s favour.
“We have been being informed they (TV umpires) have been in search of some extra angles on the market. I most likely cannot actually remark an excessive amount of on it. I did not actually watch the large display. I did not actually perceive what was occurring,” mentioned Alyssa.
“To be truthful, I used to be strolling off. I believed it (catch) went in fairly clear. However, typically, I feel we noticed it all through the ODI sequence as effectively… we had three of these overturned that we thought we might obtained caught. It is by no means a pleasant feeling,” added Alyssa.
“In all probability for Jemimah on the market as effectively, the way in which you are feeling such as you’ve taken a clear catch after which swiftly it seems to be awkward on the display.”
(With inputs from PTI)
