India not thinking about whether to shake hands with Pakistan during the Women’s World Cup: Deepti Sharma

It is not simply the Asia Cup that options an India-Pakistan face-off. In the ladies’s Cricket World Cup, too, the neighbouring rivals are scheduled to sq. off.

That match goes to be held in Colombo on October 5. When Deepti Sharma was requested, on the eve of the second ladies’s ODI in opposition to Australia right here, whether the gamers would refuse to shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts – like the males did in Dubai – she stated she wasn’t thinking about it in any respect.

“That match is far away, and when it happens, we will see what to do,” the spin-bowling all-rounder stated on Tuesday. “We are not focusing on the Asia Cup at the moment… our focus is on this series.”

India was outplayed by its formidable rival in the opening ODI, however Deepti expressed confidence that the staff may bounce again in the collection. “We would rather take the positives away from the match, like the partnerships we had in our inning and the small things we were able to do well,” she stated. “And we don’t think there is much of a gap between Australia and India. We always play to win.”

Beth Mooney, who smashed an unbeaten 77 off 74 balls in the first ODI, stated India had put Australia below strain with the opening partnership.

“It took us a while to drag that momentum back, which we did with some amazing fielding by Phoebe Litchfield,” she stated. “There is no easy game in international cricket any more”.