Harmanpreet Kaur sees the three-match ODI sequence against Australia, beginning right here on Sunday, as a wonderful alternative ahead of the greatest occasion in ladies’s cricket, the World Cup.
“We are happy that we are playing against one of the best teams, and these matches are very important,” the India captain mentioned on Saturday. “At the same time, we are thinking of giving opportunities to everyone so that all of us are fresh for the World Cup.”
The sport is particular for Harmanpreet on a private notice, too. It is her a hundred and fiftieth ODI, and solely two Indian ladies have reached that milestone earlier than her – Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami. She is glad to be doing that in her dwelling State of Punjab.
And she is de facto happy that the children, like Kranti Goud and Pratika Rawal, are delivering for India. “Till about four or five years ago, we were talking about the difference between domestic and international cricket, but these girls are ready for that,” she mentioned.
Australia captain Alyssa Healy mentioned she was trying ahead to the sequence against ‘the sleeping giant.’ “This is the most stable Indian side I have seen. And India is a great place to come and play as a cricketer,” she mentioned.
