We’ve seen these incidents so much in the past: Smriti Mandhana. Mandhana defended her captain’s decision not to appear in front of the media.
The last ODI between India and Bangladesh ended in a dramatic stalemate on Saturday (July 22), with both teams splitting the series. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana disappoint since there was no Super Over to determine the winner. Despite being in command for the majority of the game, India stumbled in their 226-run chase.
Smriti Mandhana admitted that a Super Over would have been a thrilling way to end the series. She also recognize the beneficial influence that such a tightly contested match can have on women’s cricket as a whole.
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The post-match focus moved to Harmanpreet Kaur’s comments
When thrown out leg-before-wicket during the chase, Indian skipper expressed her anger with the on-field umpires’ choices and demonstrated her frustration by smashing the stumps with her bat. Mandhana attributed Harmanpreet’s emotional outbursts to the excitement of the game and his fervent desire to win for India.
“What happened in the middle is part and parcel of the game; we’ve seen these incidents so many times before when we watch men’s cricket,” Mandhana remarked, according to Cricbuzz.
Mandhana has urged for impartial umpires to be use in future India-Bangladesh games. Especially because the Decision Review System (DRS) was unavailable throughout this series.
She emphasize the importance of better umpiring decisions, particularly when there appear to be evident errors.
“I think in any match, sometimes you are not happy with the kind. Especially when there is no DRS in a match, I would term it in a better level of umpiring. In terms of some decisions because it was very evident. There was not even a second thought given when the ball was hitting the pad, when our batters were batting. ” She added.
While Mandhana refused to comment on Harmanpreet’s purported request for match officials to join the players during the trophy presentation, she backed her captain’s decision to avoid media questions. She thought it was irresponsible to speculate about prospective bans because such judgments were made by the ICC and umpiring panel.
“But, yeah, I think it’s all part of the package, and we’ll take it all in stride. ” It’s trying to be positive about everything, and I’m sure the ICC, BCB. BCCI will have more of a discussion about it. ” She added.
Mandhana shifted the focus to the tour’s benefits, emphasizing the team’s learning possibilities. Despite losing to Bangladesh twice, she stated that the team got vital experience and highlighted areas for improvement. As important positives from the series, Mandhana cited Harleen Deol’s batting performance, Amanjot Kaur’s bowling, and Jemimah Rodrigues’ comeback in one-dayers.
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