Close X
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
ADVT 
India

Harmanpreet Kaur Developed '6-Hitting' Skills While Playing With Men

IANS, 26 Jul, 2017 11:53 AM
  • Harmanpreet Kaur Developed '6-Hitting' Skills While Playing With Men
Aggression comes naturally to Harmanpreet Kaur and she attributes her six-hitting prowess to playing with men in the formative days of her career.
 
 
Harmanpreet’s 171 against Australia in the World Cup semi-final made her an overnight sensation and many started comparing the 28-year-old to the legendary Kapil Dev.
 
 
The batting star said the memorable innings was not any different to her usual style of play as she likes to play aggressive brand of cricket since childhood.
 
 
“I like to bat in that way since childhood, I have learnt to play that way and played cricket with boys, who used to hit sixes and I liked hitting sixes.
 
 
“In the final (that India lost to England), we needed runs and I was going for runs, I played the shot thinking it will be fully covered, but it went into the fielder’s hand. I was very disappointed,” Harmanpreet told reporters here.
 
 
 
She was due for runs in the knock out stages after a quiet league stage. And the team could not have asked her for more in the semi-final.
 
 
“I have played knocks like that in domestic cricket, I got chance in international but never made a long score. That match was telecast and people saw it, we had the hunger to win that match and I was happy that I played that knock when the team needed and the team won,” said the right-handed batswoman.
 
 
She insists that her focus is always on the team’s total while batting and that is why she did not worry about her fitness during the marathon knock against Australia.
 
 
“It was not at all difficult in terms of fitness, as I like fitness and like to play football. There were injuries, but thanks to physio, I did alright,” she added.

MORE India ARTICLES

4-Year-Old Delhi Girl Raped By School Van Driver: Police

4-Year-Old Delhi Girl Raped By School Van Driver: Police
Girl's Parents Had Started Taking The Services Of The School Van Around A Month Back

4-Year-Old Delhi Girl Raped By School Van Driver: Police

Ram Jethmalani Quits As Kejriwal's Lawyer, Says Keep The 2 Crore Fee

Ram Jethmalani on Wednesday said he had quit as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's counsel in the defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Ram Jethmalani Quits As Kejriwal's Lawyer, Says Keep The 2 Crore Fee

Nitish Kumar Resigns As Chief Minister Of Bihar, Lalu Cries 'Conspiracy'

Nitish Kumar Resigns As Chief Minister Of Bihar, Lalu Cries 'Conspiracy'
In The Circumstances That Prevail In Bihar, It Became Difficult To Run The Grand Alliance Government

Nitish Kumar Resigns As Chief Minister Of Bihar, Lalu Cries 'Conspiracy'

Badals Call On Amarinder To Condole Rajmata Mohinder Kaur's Death

Badals Call On Amarinder To Condole Rajmata Mohinder Kaur's Death
Parkash Singh Badal and  Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday called on Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at his Moti Bagh palace here to condole the death of his mother, Rajmata Mohinder Kaur.

Badals Call On Amarinder To Condole Rajmata Mohinder Kaur's Death

Singing Vande Mataram Made Mandatory In Tamil Nadu Schools

Singing Vande Mataram Made Mandatory In Tamil Nadu Schools
The Madras High Court on Tuesday made singing of the national song Vande Mataram mandatory in schools across Tamil Nadu, at least twice a week.

Singing Vande Mataram Made Mandatory In Tamil Nadu Schools

US Resumes Fast Processing Of Some H-1B Visa Categories

US Resumes Fast Processing Of Some H-1B Visa Categories
The H1-B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialised fields. 

US Resumes Fast Processing Of Some H-1B Visa Categories

PrevNext