Unfortunate that Indian women’s ODIs against South Africa weren’t televised: Mithali Raj
Looking at Indian women’s cricket team’s scintillating performance in the T20I series against South Africa, ODI skipper Mithali Raj believes that the team will be a big surprise element in the 2018 ICC Women’s World T20 in the West Indies.
The Indian eves scripted history with their double series win in a single tour to South Africa for the first time ever. Indian won the five-matchT20I series, 3-1 after winning the three-match ODI series, 2-1.
“The team still requires a lot of hard work in a lot of areas when it comes to the T20 format. We have been very good in the one-day format, but the way the girls have responded to this format in South Africa, I think there is a lot of scope that we can be a surprise element in the World T20,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Raj as saying.
India bowled out the hosts on 112 in the decider T20I to win the match by 54 runs with their all-round performance. Opener Raj struck a quick-fire half-century in the game, which was her third half-ton in the T20I series.
“Now people back home are keen to watch on television, they want to know what the Indian women’s team is doing …read more