Mandhana wants to carry on the dream run
30 Jun 2017 11:02 PM IST
In the form of her life, Indian opener Smriti Mandhana is hungry for more and wants to carry on her dream run through the rest of the ICC Women's World Cup, here.
It was a real gamble for the selectors to pick her for the tournament as Mandhana suffered a torn meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee, which meant that she had not played any cricket since January. The 20-year-old from Mumbai, who was understandably a little scratchy in the practice games that preceded the ongoing tournament, rediscovered her touch and reposed the faith of the selectors with match-winning knocks of 90 against England and an unbeaten 106 versus the West Indies.
"It's not over yet but I'm really happy that I've made a good comeback after the injury. The first match, back in the practice match against England, I was really off-touch and I was very nervous," said Mandhana, who turned out for Brisbane Heat in the 2016-17 Women's Big Bash League.
"After that I scored 82 not out against the West Indies in a practice match so that gave me confidence that my batting was not lost. I can bat. It was really tough coming out of the injury but I'm happy. I've done enough in two matches for India and hopefully I can continue that form," she said.
"I was determined to do well to show (the selectors) that they made the correct decision," added Mandhana after slamming her second century in 25 ODIs.
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