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Kolkata: Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Avishek Dalmiya on Saturday introduced that the organisation is planning to identify a stand on the Eden Gardens after legendary India pacer Jhulan Goswami, topic to the approval of apex council.
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Dalmiya’s feedback come when the CAB, in one in every of its form honouring, is organising the reside telecast of Jhulan’s final worldwide match, towards England at Lord’s, at an Inox auditorium on Elgin Road in Kolkata earlier than 170 budding girls cricketers, CAB members and workplace bearers.
Considered as one of many biggest cricketers to have ever performed the sport, Jhulan, at the moment the main wicket-taker in girls’s worldwide cricket with 353 scalps, made her India debut via an ODI in January 2002 towards England in Chennai.
Stepping on the sector for her final worldwide recreation, Jhulan had the honour of doing the toss for India towards England and likewise gave a speech within the workforce huddle. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who had debuted underneath Jhulan’s captaincy in 2009, broke down in tears when Jhulan addressed the aspect. She was even supplied with a memento earlier than the beginning of the match at Lord’s.
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“We are planning to name a stand after Jhulan Goswami at Eden Gardens. She is a special cricketer and deserves to be with the legends. We will approach the army for the necessary permission. We are also planning a special felicitation for her on the annual day.”
“At CAB we give equal importance to women’s cricket and hence we see so many talented cricketers. They are of course inspired by Jhulan’s achievements. Though she has retired from international cricket we would love her to play in the woman’s IPL,” mentioned Dalmiya.
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253 of her worldwide scalps have are available in 204 ODIs, essentially the most by a bowler in girls’s worldwide cricket aside from 12 Tests bringing 44 wickets and 56 scalps from 68 T20Is. With 43 scalps, Jhulan additionally holds the file for taking most wickets in Women’s ODI World Cups.
“She is a legendary cricketer. She revolutionized women’s cricket and especially fast bowling. We have made her the mentor of the Bengal Women’s cricket as we want to get her valuable advice.”
“We have plans to involve her in development of women’s cricket. We also want her to play domestic cricket if she wants. We treat women’s cricket with value and it shows as all our teams do so well domestically,” mentioned Snehasish Ganguly, CAB Secretary.
Earlier, a day earlier than ending her 20-year lengthy, illustrious worldwide profession, whereas replying to a question from IANS on phrases of recommendation for younger pacers who want to serve the Indian workforce for lengthy, Jhulan mentioned, “There will be a lots of ups and downs in life. As a bowler, cricket is changing a lot day by day. There is more pressure on the bowlers because of the restrictions and how you are going to prepare is the most important thing. Your preparation will be the key, how you are going to prepare each and every moment, you have to be very clear about it.”
“When I started, we used to play different formats like Test cricket and ODI cricket also in a different format and a lot of four-day Test matches. Now, it is more of T20Is and less of ODIs, which require totally different skills. You have to be very, very skillful and it requires lot of effort from the individual as well as team management also.”
“You can’t decide you will play for next 10-12 years. You have to go season by season. You have to be fit, you have to be very strong to take the mental and physical pressure, and have to deliver each and every time in crunch situations.”
“Now the girls are very professional and at this moment, there are decent enough quality bowlers in this team, who are doing a good job so far. I am hopeful of the current bunch, particularly the bowlers, will be playing for a long time.”
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