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‘The impact of it is something we’ll realise in a few months’: Harmanpreet Kaur opens up about winning World Cup | Cricket News

‘The impact of it is something we’ll realise in a few months’: Harmanpreet Kaur opens up about winning World Cup | Cricket News

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that winning the World Cup still feels like a dream and hasn’t yet sunk in. She also opened up about a phone call from Sachin Tendulkar ahead of the final vs South Africa where the India legend gave the team a pep talk. “The night before the match, Sachin (Tendulkar) sir called. He shared his experience and asked us to keep our balance. When the game is going fast, just slow it down a little,” Harmanpreet said on The ICC Review. “Try and control it because when you go too fast, chances are you can stumble. That’s what we need to avoid. I was just thinking of all the advice I was getting from the seniors. To keep control, stay patient, the moment will come and you will be able to grasp it,” she added. Story continues below this ad Harman said that they will realize the impact of winning the World Cup in a few months but currently they are trying to process it. “To be honest, I’m not …

Women’s World Cup | Harmanpreet Kaur explains why she brought Shafali Verma to bowl in crucial juncture: ‘I just knew it was her day; went with my gut’ | Cricket News

Women’s World Cup | Harmanpreet Kaur explains why she brought Shafali Verma to bowl in crucial juncture: ‘I just knew it was her day; went with my gut’ | Cricket News

A beaming India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur explained that her gut feeling to trust Shafali Verma with the ball helped the Men in Blue turn the game around at a time when South Africa was looking ominous. With the Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt looking unbeatable along with Sune Luus, Shafali struck by sending the latter packing with a splendid caught and bowl attempt. She snapped up Marizanne Kapp in her next over to leave South Africa reeling at 123-4 in 22.1 overs. “When Laura and Sune were batting, they looked really good. I saw Shefali standing there, and the way she batted earlier – I just knew it was her day. My heart said, “Give her one over.” I went with my gut. I asked her if she was ready, and she said yes immediately. She’s always wanted to contribute with the ball, and that over changed everything for us. When she first joined the team, we told her she might need to bowl two or three overs. She said, “If you give me the ball, …

Harmanpreet Kaur: The girl who bowled medium pace with a dupatta tied around her waist, conquers the world | Cricket News

Harmanpreet Kaur: The girl who bowled medium pace with a dupatta tied around her waist, conquers the world | Cricket News

Many years ago, a young girl wearing her school uniform with a dupatta tied around her waist was troubling senior boys with her pace at the Guru Nanak College ground in Moga, Punjab. This is how Harmanpreet Kaur’s coach Kamaldeesh Singh Sodhi remembers the first time he saw the future Indian batting superstar. On Sunday in Navi Mumbai, that young girl from Moga, who has redefined women’s cricket in India, created history, becoming the country’s first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup-winning captain. Kamaldeesh knew that day he had spotted a gem. “I was on my morning jog when I saw this girl bowling. I had not seen any other girl of her age bowling with that kind of pace and guile. I knew she was special,” Kamaldeesh told The Indian Express. But it is not with the ball in hand that Harmanpreet will go on to etch her name in the annals of Indian cricket history. With the bat in hand, swinging it through cleanly to be one of the women’s game’s most powerful hitters, and …

‘We know how it feels to lose; looking forward to how it feels to win’: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur ahead of Women’s World Cup final | Cricket News

‘We know how it feels to lose; looking forward to how it feels to win’: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur ahead of Women’s World Cup final | Cricket News

With India standing on the precipice of history, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur says that the team is ready to experience winning the big one after several attempts to win a global title had failed in the past. India will take on South Africa in the final of the Women’s ODI World Cup with the title set to go to a new winner. “We know how it feels to lose. But we are looking forward to how it feels to win. Hopefully tomorrow is a special day for us, we have done a lot of hard work, and it’s only about getting everything (done) tomorrow for the team. We have been talking about that whenever we have enjoyed and given our best, we always get positive results,” Harmanpreet said on Saturday. “It’s a proud moment for me and the entire team, and I’m sure the entire country must be also very proud the way we have played the last two games,” she added. Story continues below this ad This will be India’s third appearance in a Women’s …

Harmanpreet Kaur reveals ‘aggressive’ talk from coach Amol Muzumdar after England defeat shifted momentum | Cricket News

Harmanpreet Kaur reveals ‘aggressive’ talk from coach Amol Muzumdar after England defeat shifted momentum | Cricket News

After the emotions of the supercharged winning moments had cooled down a little bit after India’s world record run-chase in the semifinal against Australia in Navi Mumbai, captain Harmanpreet Kaur walked up to the broadcasters JioHotstar for an interview. In response to the first question on what shifted in India’s campaign to bounce back from three straight defeats, Harmanpreet gestured to head coach Amol Muzumdar standing to her left. “First of all, after losing against England, I didn’t say a word in the dressing room, only he was speaking,” she said sheepishly, and added: “Sir can tell you about it better.” Then both of them burst out laughing. “OK, I’ll take over from here, Harman,” Muzumdar said. “Just had a little chat with the players.” Then Harmanpreet interjected, this time more animatedly pointing fingers, evidently imitating how the usually mild-mannered Muzumdar was not happy. “You! You should have finished the match.” Muzumdar added: “Yes, I did say a few things in the dressing room but it was in good spirit.” “That day, sir was a …

Women’s World Cup: What makes Harmanpreet Kaur a knockout sensation? | Cricket News

Women’s World Cup: What makes Harmanpreet Kaur a knockout sensation? | Cricket News

An anecdote about Harmanpreet Kaur from 2016 perfectly sums up her competitiveness. Harshal Pathak, who worked on refining her batting technique for a couple of years leading up to the 2017 World Cup, recalls a nets session one evening before a regular practice match-up with some male cricketers on a Sunday. They had been working on improving her pull shot, so he asked one of the Under-16 pacers, who was sharp, to try a bouncer at her. Harmanpreet was late to the pull, and the ball hit her on the shoulder, bruising her. The next morning, she turned up for the match, gave Pathak the green light she can play and started warming up. “After the warm-up, she just came to me and asked, ‘Woh kal waala bowler kis team mein hain?’ I said he is in your team. She said, ‘Nahi sir, usko opposite team mein daalo. Usko rakh rakh ke dene waali hoon mein’,” Pathak tells The Indian Express. “And she actually smacked the crap out of him. That is the defining factor …