The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 has been hindered by the political unrest in Bangladesh. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had earlier declared that it will make a decision after keeping an eye on the events. The Indian board rejected the apex board’s proposal for BCCI to host the event, and as a result, the United Arab Emirates has been named as the new host nation for the prestigious competition.
Notably, Indian women have never taken home the prestigious trophy. Despite this, the team made it to the finals twice and was devastated by Australia in 2005 and England in 2007. Deepti Sharma, the outstanding all-round player for India, stated before of the next tournament that the team’s preparations wouldn’t be hindered by the new location.
“I just concentrate on how, as an all-rounder, I can help the team succeed, regardless of where the World Cup is taking place. We’ve had success over the last four to five months, so I simply want to give it everything I’ve got. Hopefully, we can keep up the good work and break the trophy drought this time. We have some notion of how the wickets will behave in the United Arab Emirates,” Deepti stated, as cited by HT.
I resist giving in to peer pressure: Deepti Sharma
The cricket player, who sparkled in the multi-format series against South Africa, is currently in rampant form. In the one-off Test match against South Africa, she claimed four wickets. Specifically, she took six wickets at an economy rate of 3.57 and an average of 15.50 in three One-Day Internationals against the Proteas. The all-round bowler shed light on her success by attributing it to her habit of releasing pressure and enjoying the game.
“I’m currently enjoying my cricket, which has allowed me to release some of the pressure.” The other international cricket players have taught me that when you start to enjoy the game, you perform better on the pitch.
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I’ve formed the habit of not letting pressure get the best of me ever since I participated in the Women’s Super League’s inaugural match in 2018. I’ve become used to doing this and have integrated it into my routine,” she continued.
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