Having missed out on the gold on the Commonwealth Video games, left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad is assured the Indian girls’s staff can go the space on the Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China subsequent month. The Indian staff got here near successful the coveted gold on girls’s cricket’s Commonwealth Video games debut in Birmingham final 12 months however went all the way down to Australia within the summit conflict. It was the facet’s third defeat in a giant ultimate in recent times. The ‘Ladies in Blue’ have gotten a direct qualification to the quarterfinals on the Asian Video games primarily based on their ICC T20I rankings.

“Positively, we’ll get the gold medal within the Asian Video games,” Gayakwad informed PTI in an unique interview.

“We now have performed towards all main opponents prior to now, however to not dwell on that a lot, now we have the belief in our staff that we’re able to successful and clinching the gold medal,” she added.

Gayakwad was not a part of India’s final task — the tour of Bangladesh the place they gained the T20I collection 2-1 however needed to accept a 1-1 draw within the ODI fixtures.

“I used to be in rehabilitation and on relaxation in the course of the Bangladesh tour; it was not the case of me being dropped,” Gayakwad stated.

The spinner, who has performed two Checks, 64 ODIs and 55 T20Is for India, is at the moment busy in an low season camp for Indian gamers of the Ladies’s Premier League facet UP Warriorz in Bengaluru.

“We now have accomplished some nice work within the camp. We didn’t must work on any particular areas however spoke about bettering in these areas the place we may have accomplished higher and centered solely on that.” “The main focus has been on the general recreation — from fielding to batting and bowling. The batters, although, tried to work on their stroke-making specifically.” Gayakwad stated coming editions of the WPL will present extra match-time to the gamers.

“The WPL is a giant factor for Indian cricket as a result of it challenges us to take our cricket extra critically and we are able to enhance extra as a result of there weren’t many alternatives when it comes to match-time for us.” “Taking part in for the Indian staff immediately from the home set-up was the one possibility, however going ahead, there will probably be extra matches which can solely consequence within the betterment of ladies’s cricket in India.” On sharing the dressing room with among the greatest names in girls;s cricket Gayakwad stated “The one factor we study from abroad gamers is their thought course of, like how do they put together themselves earlier than a match.” With 99 wickets, Gayakwad is India’s fourth-highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket however has no specific purpose to complete at any spot within the record.

“Frankly talking, I don’t give it some thought. The thought is to take it one match at a time. I’ve not thought of getting right here or there,” she stated.

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