Monday, Jun 5, 2023
English News
  • Hyderabad
  • Telangana
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • India
  • World
  • Entertainment
  • Science and Tech
  • Sport
  • Business
  • ...
    • NRI
    • View Point
    • cartoon
    • Columns
    • Reviews
    • Education Today
    • Property
    • Videos
    • Lifestyle
    • Rewind
E-Paper
  • NRI
  • View Point
  • cartoon
  • Columns
  • Reviews
  • Education Today
  • Property
  • Videos
  • Lifestyle
  • Rewind
Home | Cricket | Mithali Raj Exudes Confidence

Mithali Raj exudes confidence

India will play five ODIs, starting with the first match on Sunday, followed by three T20Is in the home series against South Africa to kick off their calendar which was disrupted by Covid pandemic

By PTI
Published Date - 05:51 PM, Sat - 6 March 21
Mithali Raj exudes confidence
Mithali Raj
whatsapp facebook twitter telegram

Lucknow: Indian women’s ODI captain Mithali Raj on Saturday said lack of game time won’t be an issue for the players and they are ready to hit top gear against South Africa in the limited over series as the team begins its World Cup preparation.

India will play five ODIs, starting with the first match on Sunday, followed by three T20Is in the home series against South Africa to kick off their calendar which was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

While the South Africans come into the series fresh from their 3-0 and 2-1 win over Pakistan in the ODI and T20I home series last month, the Indians last played on March 8, 2020 when they lost to Australia in the T20 World Cup final.

“Clearly they had a game time, but we are playing after a gap. Having said that we definitely have put in the efforts, trained ourselves, have these short camps, four days of sessions here,” Mithali said during a virtual news conference on the eve of the first ODI here.

“It doesn’t look like we are rusty or anything … I think the girls clearly are quite excited to get on the field and start putting our best performances because it’s time that we start our campaign for the World Cup, and start playing some cricket.”

The Neetu David-led selection committee sprung a few surprises by including a lot of rookies, while excluding some big names in pacer Shikha Pandey and wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatia who were left out from both the ODIs and T20Is squads.

Indian women’s batting sensation Shafali Verma too has not been included in the ODI team but the skipper said the explosive opener was very much in their radar. “She is definitely in the scheme of things. She is in the radar. I think we need to have a little bit of patience and you see her very soon,” Mithali said.

The ODI skipper said the series is very important to set their combination right for the World cup slated in New Zealand around this time next year.

“This series is very important in that context. We will try to see the composition of the team but at the same time also see that the team as a unit start to get that.’’

  • Follow Us :
  • Tags
  • Mithali Raj
  • ODIs
  • women's ODI captain

Related News

  • Mithali Raj predicts an India-New Zealand T20 World Cup final

    Mithali Raj predicts an India-New Zealand T20 World Cup final

  • KIMS Cuddles launches ‘Pregnancy Nutrition’, ‘Freedom from PCOD’ books 

    KIMS Cuddles launches ‘Pregnancy Nutrition’, ‘Freedom from PCOD’ books 

  • BJP trolls jump the gun, expose their vicious social media tactics

    BJP trolls jump the gun, expose their vicious social media tactics

  • Ace Indian cricketer Mithali Raj meets BJP national president JP Nadda in Hyderabad

    Ace Indian cricketer Mithali Raj meets BJP national president JP Nadda in Hyderabad

  • On this day: Mithali Raj made history by scoring her first double ton

    On this day: Mithali Raj made history by scoring her first double ton

  • Shabaash Mithu review: Taapsee Pannu-starrer is only for cricket buffs

    Shabaash Mithu review: Taapsee Pannu-starrer is only for cricket buffs

Latest News

  • Hyderabad Beats Bengaluru with highest new office supply in FY23, ANAROCK report

    11 mins ago
  • Odisha train accident: “Our responsibility is not over yet,” says Ashwini Vaishnaw

    15 mins ago
  • Elon Musk playfully responds to his AI-generated baby image

    15 mins ago
  • Military scrambles fighter jet as unresponsive business plane soars over Washington

    28 mins ago
  • Linda Yaccarino assumes role as new Twitter CEO

    38 mins ago
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic bids farewell to soccer with emotional retirement announcement

    51 mins ago
  • Odisha train accident: Indian Railways restores operations on tracks in Balasore

    1 hour ago
  • Apple’s Mixed Reality headset ‘single biggest thing’ to boost AR-VR industry

    1 hour ago

company

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

business

  • Subscribe

telangana today

  • Telangana
  • Hyderabad
  • Latest News
  • Entertainment
  • World
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Science & Tech
  • Sport

follow us

© Copyrights 2022 TELANGANA PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD. All rights reserved. Powered by Veegam