Chairperson of the Indian girls’s crew’s choice panel, Neetu David defended captain Harmanpreet Kaur after a group-stage exit within the Ladies’s T20 World Cup within the UAE.
Neetu was one of many three gamers to be inducted into the ICC Corridor of Fame, together with Alastair Prepare dinner and AB de Villiers, the previous captains of the boys’s groups of England and South Africa, respectively.
“I got a bit emotional too because I never thought I’d get to this place. I didn’t even know there were Indian Women in the Hall Of Fame. I have Diana Edulji with me here. She supported me then, she’s supported me now,” Neetu mentioned after her induction.
Neetu David, a grasp of spin 👌
Honoured within the ICC Corridor of Fame 🎖
Commemorating a real cricketing legend 🫡 pic.twitter.com/bjxQHa3Da8
— ICC (@ICC) October 16, 2024
“The more Indian women’s cricket is visible and recognised around the world, it is a big deal for us at home. I hope we have more women from India making it to the Hall of Fame,” she added.
Neetu quipped on the necessity for proper timing within the sport, defending the India girls’s captain within the course of.
“The kind of form Harmanpreet is in, age is just a number… When the 50-over World Cup in 2022 was done, we saw how even Mithali Raj made (her) way into the leadership role. Everything has a time,” she mentioned right here on Saturday.
Neetu David performed 107 matches and picked up 182 wickets in worldwide cricket, along with her final recreation being an ODI towards England in September 2008.
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Neetu David performed 107 matches and picked up 182 wickets in worldwide cricket, along with her final recreation being an ODI towards England in September 2008.
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A giant identify lacking from the squad on this World Cup was pace-bowling all-rounder Shikha Pandey, whose omission from the nationwide set-up has not been defined.
“No regrets or second thoughts about the squad that went. We followed these players all through the year. We accept the loss to Australia which is a really good side. Don’t think we’ve left anyone behind while selecting this side.
“She’s (Shikha Pandey) very good. But in today’s cricket, fitness is very important. It is a main criteria today. We needed to look at that too. We are working on bench strength. I hope everyone will see good pacers in the team in the time to come,” she added.
Coping with losses harsh actually of sports activities
Former England captain Alastair Prepare dinner mentioned England should dwell with the criticism of an underwhelming World Cup end within the UAE.
“I’ve only ever been part of one ICC final and we lost that to India. There was no coming back because there was no other game. When you get funded like they do and get the support they do, results are expected. That is the unfortunate world the girls now live in and they have to deal with it,” Prepare dinner mentioned.
“Hopefully it makes them more hungry. Ultimately, England, Australia, and India – where there are more finances and things working for them – have a target on their backs. That is the nature of the beast. It’s interesting to see how they respond to it.”
Prepare dinner, who misplaced the ICC Champions Trophy closing in 2013, mentioned that the horrors of shedding clutch matches stays with gamers and residing with it’s what makes the cricket a difficult recreation off the sphere.
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Prepare dinner, who misplaced the ICC Champions Trophy closing in 2013, mentioned that the horrors of shedding clutch matches stays with gamers and residing with it’s what makes the cricket a difficult recreation off the sphere.
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Prepare dinner mentioned it was good to have groups exterior the large three – England, Australia and India – performing nicely.
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“It’s the same in the men’s game. For it to survive and thrive, you don’t need three best teams, you need eight good teams. You want series and tournaments that are competitive. Sport with meaning and consequences is better than that where you know who is winning. Look at New Zealand. It was chastised when they played against England recently, making it to the World Cup final.
A memorable night in Dubai to celebrate the ICC Hall of Fame inductees 🙌 pic.twitter.com/6N9WKtXYtw
— ICC (@ICC) October 20, 2024
“My daughters play cricket. They would have loved to see England in the final. But they won’t. They will come and watch the best players from New Zealand and South Africa and hopefully, they’ll inspire my daughters whether they want to play for England or not, just to go out with bat and ball,” he added.
