For us we have only seen men's cricketers. We have seen Sachin (Tendulkar), Kapil Dev play and those are the videos we watched. But this is a revolution and they (the budding women cricketers) can see Harmanpreet, Poonam, Smriti play," she added.Harmanpreet, who played a splendid knock in the semis against Australia to guide India in the finals, remembered that while they were going to the tournament only two media persons had come. "We narrowly missed winning the cup, but the love people have showered on us has inspired us. Our goal is to win the next World Cup and we will surely win it," said Raut, an opener.Mandhana recalled that as the side had gone 15 days in advance before the tournament started they were able to acquaint themselves with the conditions.She expressed gratitude to the physios and trainers at the NCA who helped her recover from the injury.Mona Meshram and Shelar too shared their thoughts.Among others, former India player Praveen Amre, MCA Vice President Vinod Deshpande were present on the occasion.
Source: Times of India August 13, 2017 06:00 UTC