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Harmanpreet Kaur believes that her team is fully prepared for the upcoming tournament and would like to win all their matches.
The Women’s Asia Cup 2024 is starting from July 19, in which Harmanpreet Kaur will be seen captaining the Indian cricket team. This tournament will be played till July 28. Let us tell you, the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 will be played in T20 format in Sri Lanka. Harmanpreet Kaur believes that her team is fully prepared for the upcoming tournament and would like to win all their matches.
Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, the performance of the Indian team has always been very good in international cricket. Not only this, experienced opener Smriti Mandhana has been given the responsibility of vice-captain. The Indian women’s cricket team will play its first match of this tournament against Pakistan on 19 July. A total of 8 teams have been divided into two groups of four each. Group A consists of India, Nepal, Pakistan and UAE. After the match against Pakistan, the Indian team will play against UAE on 21 July and against Nepal on 23 July.
Before the start of this important tournament, Harmanpreet Kaur told Star Sports, ‘When you play against Pakistan, the atmosphere of both the countries is very different. Both the countries want their team to win. As a player, there is a lot of pressure on you and as a captain, it is your responsibility to ensure that the team does not take the pressure of this environment on itself. Against Pakistan, we should never think that this match will be very difficult for all of us.’
Focus on the main things: Harmanpreet Kaur
The captain of the Indian women’s cricket team further said, ‘It is my job to make everyone understand that this is just another match. We have to perform well for the team and win the match. Do not think at all about what is happening in the stadium or who the rest of the people are cheering for. Just focus on the main things.’
Here is India’s 15-member team:
Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice Captain), Shefali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemima Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper), Uma Chhetri (Wicketkeeper), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dylan Hemalatha, Asha Shobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajna Sajeevan
