If one thing Virat Kohli is well-known for aside from his top-class batting abilities then it’s his on-field aggression. Right from his preliminary days within the worldwide circuit, the India males’s cricket staff skipper has by no means allowed the opposition to dominate him and has at all times maintained a tricky manner whereas on the pitch.
Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar feels the Indian ladies’s cricket staff ought to take some inspiration from the right-handed batsman and look to be extra aggressive on the pitch.
“I was with my wife at Lord’s watching the 2017 Women ODI World Cup final. What I saw was that English girls came hard at your lower order and intimidated them with their attitude,” Gavaskar mentioned throughout the digital launch of the e book ‘1971: The Beginning of India’s Cricketing Greatness’, printed by Harper Collins and co-authored by Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya, which was additionally being attended by India ladies’s staff ODI captain Mithali Raj.
“I would want the girls to glare back at the opposition instead of looking down. I feel body language is a very important aspect. Look at Virat Kohli, he stares at opposition and the rest of the team does that,” he added.
Meanwhile, Mithali indicated that the 2022 50-over World Cup in New Zealand might be her “swansong” after 23 illustrious years in worldwide cricket. The 38-year-old Mithali, arguably, the best lady cricketer that India has ever produced, additionally mentioned that she is severely in search of some good seam bowling choices for the energetic New Zealand tracks that might be on supply subsequent yr.
“It’s been 21 years of international cricket and I know 2022 is my swansong, The World Cup. The last year is equal to the 20 years of my international cricket,” she mentioned.
Mithali, the one ladies batter with 7000 plus ODI runs, additionally spoke about how she had to preserve herself motivated throughout the COVID-19 occasions which additionally pushed the worldwide occasion by one yr.
“I know we are in difficult times but it takes a lot out of me to keep working on my fitness. I am not getting any younger, in fact I am getting older and I know the importance of fitness,” Mithali mentioned. “The importance of being in a very good emotional and mental set-up, knowing that there will be very few tours before the World Cup.”
– with PTI inputs
