The Indian women’s cricket team is set to begin their ICC ODI World Cup 2022 campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan against New Zealand on March 6. After missing out on the trophy in the previous edition (2017), where India lost to England in the final, the Women in Blue are all motivated to take their game to the next level in New Zealand to lift their maiden World Cup trophy.
Ahead of their opening match, the India women’s team had a great time during an official pre-tournament photoshoot. The players looked energized and cheerful as they shared laughter and gossip. The International Cricket Council shared a short clip from the photoshoot, in which Harmanpreet Kaur made the most of the headlines with her Bhangra moves. It was Harmanpreet herself who started the video and said, “I only know this, wherever I go I do this” while doing Bhangra.
“A dose of laughter with some raucous dancing. India camp filled with joy ahead of #CWC22,” ICC captioned the video.
The middle-order batsman moved up to No. 20 in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for Batsmen released on Tuesday with a 66-ball 63 in the fifth and final ODI. To roar back in form. His knock helped India win the final ODI by six wickets.
He continued his form in the warm-up match against South Africa, where he scored 103 off 114 balls as India won a thrilling 2 run win. Batting first, Harmanpreet handled the innings with a lower order, hitting nine fours to hold on to three points in the later stages of the innings.
Recently, India captain Mithali Raj also clarified that Harmanpreet will be the vice-captain in the tournament, while all-rounder Deepti Sharma performed those duties in the last two ODIs against New Zealand. “It was the choice of the selectors and the BCCI to choose Deepti as the vice-captain. The squad for the World Cup was already announced, so Harmanpreet is the vice-captain of the team for the World Cup.”
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