Amanjot Kaur sees the brighter issues of life.
So when Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur received out early in India’s World Cup match towards Sri Lanka in Guwahati on Tuesday (September 30, 2025), she additionally noticed it as a chance to have a go together with the bat, down the order.
“Smriti and Harman have been scoring a lot of runs, and, touch wood, they will continue to do so, but in this game, I got a chance to bat, and it felt nice, and Deepti Sharma also liked to have such an opportunity,” Amanjot stated, shortly after knocks from Deepti and her, in addition to the opposite all-rounder Sneh Rana, batted India out of hassle and starred in a 59-run win within the opening match of the World Cup.
She didn’t suppose India was in hassle even after dropping 4 wickets in two overs with the scoreboard studying 124 for six (it was 120 for 2 a couple of minutes earlier). “How can India be in trouble, when I was still to bat?” she smiled.
The 25-year-old from Chandigarh could have been joking, nevertheless it additionally spoke about her self-belief. The confidence with which she took on the Lankan bowlers and went for giant pictures when India had few wickets was evident. “You would have blamed me if I tried to block a few balls and then got out,” she smiled once more, when requested in regards to the danger she was taking.
She had been out of motion for some time and couldn’t play in India’s latest residence sequence towards Australia. She had been present process rehabilitation on the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
“I felt I should be either at hundred percent or not play; I don’t like such half-measures,” she stated. “I should be able to stop runs and contribute as an all-rounder. Otherwise anyone can play in my place.”
She confirmed that in the meanwhile she was certainly the perfect participant for that function within the Indian team.
