CWG 2022: Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, expressed her displeasure after her team’s loss to Australia in the match for the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which took place in Edgbaston.
To win, the Women in Blue needed to score 162 runs. However, at one point, they only required 44 runs off of 34 balls and had eight wickets in hand. Despite this, they once again experienced a terrible batting collapse in a game that counted for the knockout round, and as a result, they fell nine runs short of the mark.
It is noteworthy that Kaur was a member of the Indian squad that competed in and ultimately lost the finals of both the 2017 Women’s World Cup and the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup. In both cases, the squad was in a favorable position until it suddenly and catastrophically lost it.
Lost in the final in ODI WC final.
Lost in the final in T20 WC final.
Lost in the final in Commonwealth Games.Feel for this Indian Women's team. pic.twitter.com/eRDGKMbEDg
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 7, 2022
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CWG 2022: What did Harmanpreet Kaur say?
As a direct consequence of this, she was naturally dissatisfied with how they lost to the Australians. After the game, she had the following to say about the recurring issue, which is particularly problematic in the championship matches of competitions:
“When it comes to the major finals, we continue to make the same errors [with the bat] over and over again. That is something that calls for us to make some changes. Neither in the league phase nor the bilateral do we make these kinds of blunders. That is preventing us from thinking in some way.”
The captain of the Indian boat continued: “I consider myself to be the kind of person that constantly looks for one more batter in the side. We regret to inform you that this is something we are working on. Once we have it, we will no longer have to worry about things falling.”
When India was in a difficult position, with 22/2, Harmanpreet Kaur walked up to the pitch to bat. Her 65-run knock and her 96-run stand with Jemimah Rodrigues off only 77 balls kept her side in the
As she pondered the knock on the door, she said: “When we had already lost two key wickets, the manner that Jemi and I played was exactly what the team needed at that moment. You have to learn to control your nerves. We were so close to winning. Perhaps if Pooja [Vastrakar] or I had been there, we might have been able to win the game.”
Kaur added: “But unfortunately, it is just a part of the game; there are certain things that you just cannot control. We are gaining a lot from this experience.”
Congratulations to the Indian women's team for winning silver ..But they will go home disappointed as it was their game tonite ..@BCCIWomen
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) August 7, 2022
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Harmanpreet Kaur, who is the full-time captain of the Indian women’s white-ball team, has been quite outspoken about the need to improve the team’s fielding skills ever since she took over the role. The player, who is 33 years old, was overjoyed with the performance of her squad in the championship game.
There is a good chance that many people would say that the Indian women’s team blew yet another fantastic opportunity. Despite this, the team’s performance at the CWG 2022 earned them the silver medal, which might serve as a stepping stone on the path to greater success in the team’s ability to compete for crowns in future competitions.
