As India tried to speed up the scoring in its women’s ODI World Cup conflict with Pakistan, former India captain Sandhya Agrawal, seated within the media field on the Holkar Stadium right here, couldn’t resist making observations.
“The stance is very broad today. So broad that the lower part is staying in place, which could be a problem, but it suits her,” she exclaimed to The Hindu.
That Sandhya was fast to select up on nuances of play was barely stunning. India’s first women’s staff captain Shantha Rangaswamy cheekily known as her Sandhya ‘Technique’ Agrawal.
A mainstay of India for nearly a decade, Sandhya served with distinction, with the spotlight being a elegant 190 towards England in a Test match in 1986, then the very best particular person rating in women’s cricket. Her microscopic studying of the sport held her in good standing as she moved on to teaching and scouting.
Given the frequency of multi-day cricket throughout her time, Sandhya stays optimistic about the women’s sport embracing the longest format finally.
“India is playing more ODIs and T20s. ICC has said that there should be a Test in every series. Maybe things are slowly changing. I think slowly attention will be given to all formats. Maybe the women will also have something like the World Test Championship that men have. It is possible.”
It’s at all times fascinating to quiz gamers on how their era would maintain up on the planet of slam-bang T20 cricket. Sandhya dismissed any options of battle.
“If we had T20, then definitely our game would have changed. We’d play to meet those demands.
“But in our time, there were more Tests. Though if we had played like this… say a scoop shot, they would have thrown us out. But this is the demand now, so it’s not a big deal. Scenarios change, everything will change,” she says.
