Smriti Mandhana has started believing in herself after qualifying in WPL: The RCB women’s cricket team caption Smriti Mandhana said that a key to RCB’s successful winning in 2024, was the trust that management showed in me.
The caption of the RBC women’s cricket team had a question round after the RCB qualification in the women’s premier league (WPL), the question which was asked to her was” what her biggest learnings from the two contrasting seasons were? She paused for a moment and smiled and replied:- “I’ll think a lot more deeply about this when we finish the tournament.” she mostly speaks about her struggle last year, with the bat. She also added:- “In 4-5 years of international cricket something of that sort happened and for me to face that was something which changed me a lot. I don’t know what has changed but something deep inside me has definitely happened.”
A few days later, caption Smriti mandhana returned to the interview with the press. This time she was with the trophy beside her as she became the first RCB caption to lift the silverware. Whenever the RCB name comes up it reminds us about “Ee sala cup namde” and finally Ee sala cup was RCB’s this time.
Recruitment of RCB is in focus
The match changing brings RCB’s recruitment into force. Patil and asha sobhana impressed on the field last year, in spite of their all over-bowling issues. The team and the coach realise that they need to add experience in spinning the ball department. Georgia Wareham and Sophie molineux were in the draft, two of Australia’s best spinners.
Mandhana said, ” I remember molineux bowling against us in a one day test series in 2021, in which we nearly won a match.
Smriti mandhana has changed a lot in these 2 years. She is a born leader.
Shweta Chikne.