Mumbai: Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad feels that the Indian women’s cricket team, which missed out on a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, will make a comeback in next month’s Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Last year, the Indian team missed out on a gold medal in women’s cricket’s Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham, losing to Australia in the final.
The team has lost three finals of major tournaments in recent years. The Indian women’s team qualified directly for the quarterfinals of the Asian Games on the basis of the ICC (International Cricket Council) T20 International rankings. “Definitely, we will win the gold medal in the Asian Games,” Gaikwad told PTI in an interview. ,
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“We have played against all the big opposition teams but we cannot keep thinking about that, we have faith in our team, we can win the gold medal. Gaikwad was not part of the squad on India’s last tour (against Bangladesh) in which the team won the T20 International series 2-1 while the ODI series was drawn 1-1. Gaikwad said, “I was in rehabilitation and resting during the Bangladesh tour. It was not that I was dropped from the team. ,
The spinner, who has played two Tests, 64 ODIs and 55 T20 Internationals for India, is currently busy with the Women’s Premier League team UP Warriors’ off-season camp for Indian players. He said, “We have done a very good job in the camp. We don’t need to work on any particular department but can improve in those departments in which we could have done better and that is our focus.”
Gaikwad said, “Our focus is on improving in all departments, which includes fielding, batting and bowling. Especially the batsmen have tried to work on their strokes. (agency)