It’s a fantastic feeling – Harmanpreet Kaur on India’s unbeaten run at the Asian Games
The Indian women’s cricket team concluded an exceptional run in the Asia Cup, bagging the gold medal after being unbeaten throughout the tournament.
Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur opened up on the feelings of staying unbeaten throughout the fray.
Talking in an interview post the game, Kaur talked about the blend of youth and experience in the Indian team while explaining at length about how individual talents took centerstage in the span of the last month as India completed two successful campaigns, first in the Asia Cup and second in Asian Games.
Shedding light on maintaining impeccable standards, Kaur said, “It’s a fantastic feeling. Before the tournament, we talked a lot about staying unbeaten, but more importantly, about playing to the high standards we set for ourselves. It’s so satisfying to see everyone approach every game with such a positive mindset. Every single player who got an opportunity stepped up and delivered solid performances."
She further added, "As a captain and as a collective, that's exactly what we were looking for, maintaining an unbeaten run while consistently putting in this quality of performance is what we expected of ourselves, and it’s great to see everyone execute that vision with confidence.”
Heaping praise on the individuals who reshaped India's bowling unit, Kaur stated, “Our bowling unit deserves special credit because we put a tremendous amount of work into it. Young bowlers like Kranti [Gaud] and Nandini [Kashyap] took on massive responsibilities, and the way they responded, especially with their spell in the power-play was outstanding."
She further stated, "That was something our bowling coach and the staff had been working very closely with them on. Beyond the youngsters, our spin attack remains our core strength, bowlers like Shreyanka [Patil] and Deepti [Sharma] are consistent match-winners and always among the leading wicket-takers. Overall, the balance between experience and fresh talent was spot on, and everyone delivered when it mattered.”
