Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, March 2: Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s ODI vice-captain stated on Wednesday that she has high expectations of herself and understands why people criticise her when she has a streak of poor results.
The Women’s 50-over World Cup kicks off on March 4 with New Zealand taking on the West Indies, followed by a single match amongst all eight nations to determine the top four, with the winner being announced in Christchurch on April 3. On March 6, India will play Pakistan in the World Cup for the first time.
“Well, I have high expectations from myself, I know my importance in the team, I always want to do well but sometimes things do not go in your favour but the last two innings which I played gave me a lot of confidence,” she said.
“When things are not going for you, people start talking but the silver lining is that people who are close to me keep on giving me confidence,” she added.
Harmanpreet’s form has been a major talking point in recent years, but she answered her critics with a fine century against South Africa in the first warm-up match. In the fifth and final One-Day International, the right-handed hitter also hit a half-century against New Zealand.
“I am really thankful to them. When the going is tough, positive thinking and talks play an important role. I am getting back to my rhythm, I just hope to continue with it,” she further said.
“See, discussions keep on happening. I am more comfortable at No.4, but you have to play according to team demands. Right now, I will keep on playing at No.5 rather than No.4,” talking about her favourable batting position, the batter said.
