Punam Raut
star india batsman Smriti Mandhana She was surprised that Poonam Raut decided to walk before waiting for the on-field umpire’s decision but said doing so on the second day of the day-night Test against Australia here on Friday earned her a lot of respect from her teammates. met.
Raut walked away after the umpire was caught behind the appeal despite not entertaining loud shouts from Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning. Since there is no DRS in the series, Australia are unable to review the not out call.
Raut’s act ignited an intense debate on the spirit of cricket, with opinions divided on social media.
“At first our reaction was, ‘Oh why did he do that, was there an edge?’ But yes, it’s something we respect a lot. She has earned a lot of respect for actually going out,” said Mandhana, who became the first Indian woman to score a century in Australia.
“I don’t know how many people in cricket at the moment will actually do this, male or female. If there is no DRS. People today walk out because of having DRS, but leave when there is no DRS – I don’t know (how many) Definitely, he has earned a lot of respect from all of us for doing this,” said the southpaw.
A lot of time has been lost in the four-day game due to rain and India are 276 for five at stumps on the second day.
Mandhana said that her team is not in a position to make an announcement yet.
“It’s really difficult to plan because rain has played such an important factor today and tomorrow.
He said, “We have one day out of four’s play is almost over. And in the last (hour) we lost two wickets, so tomorrow morning we have to start stabilizing the innings. Then, from there, we’ll have A launchpad from where we can actually announce.
“If there were two sets of batsmen, maybe we would have a different plan, but for the moment we want to be stable initially and then maybe think about when to launch or announce. But I don’t think we are in that state. I am yet to think about (announcement).”
With her scintillating century, Mandhana broke a 72-year-old record in which her 127 was the highest ever score by a visiting batsman.
“… do something special like breaking a 70-year-old record – I don’t think I’ve ever done anything like this in my life. I’m glad I could really lay the foundation for that team.”
“There will be individual exploits, but I am more than happy with the kind of situation the team is in,” he said.
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