She has been the torch-bearer of India’s transition onto the massive stage – combining textbook batting with power-hitting – for a decade and a half.
Come subsequent week, Harmanpreet Kaur will be part of a band of Tremendous Six to have featured in every of the 9 ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup editions.
Whereas Harmanpreet would be the solely Indian to have achieved the feat, others within the membership will embody Suzie Bates (New Zealand), Sophie Devine (England), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Ellyse Perry (Australia) and Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka).
Greater than being happy with being the one Indian lady – and second India cricketer – to have achieved the feat, Harmanpreet is concentrated on utilizing all her expertise to assist fulfil her dream of lifting an elusive ICC trophy.
“I’ve performed so many World Cups and that have and ambiance is completely totally different to some other event,” Harmanpreet, the India captain, mentioned earlier than the squad departed for the United Arab Emirates late on Tuesday.
“I’m going with the identical pleasure as I had once I was only a 19-year-old. I simply wish to go there and luxuriate in myself. I do know now I’ve a lot expertise with me.”
In reality, there is no such thing as a dearth of expertise in Harmanpreet’s staff that has got down to attain glory. Solely three cricketers from India’s 15-member squad are but to function in a T20 World Cup.
Harmanpreet’s kind, although, has been wobbly of late. Maybe it’s received to do together with her determination to push herself barely down the order in current video games. The captain has managed to notch up simply two fifties because the final T20 World Cup. Her T20I numbers since then embody 368 runs from 17 innings (22 matches) at a strike fee of 116.
However Harmanpreet is under no circumstances involved together with her kind. “I do know what the strain is like and the way I’m going to deal with it. (It’s about enjoying) with full freedom and simply not enthusiastic about the consequence.”
The one Indian man to have featured in each T20 World Cup to date – Rohit Sharma – did change a number of issues and lifted the trophy as captain in June. Will Harmanpreet repeat the feat subsequent month?
Printed – September 26, 2024 02:27 am IST
