Ritika
Veteran Indian speedster Jhulan Goswami stepped out on the Lord’s on Saturday to play the final worldwide recreation of her illustrious profession. In the third and the ultimate ODI towards England, she obtained a guard of honour from the hosts when she got here out to bat for the one final time.
The Indian ladies had a horrendous begin to their innings after being put to bat first. The likes of Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur and Harleen Deol have been again in the pavilion by the tip of the 9th over. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana scored 50 whereas all-rounder Deepti Sharma contributed with an unbeaten 68, serving to the guests set a 170-run goal for Amy Jones & Co.
ALSO READ | IND-W vs ENG-W third ODI Live Score
Jhulan walked out to bat for the primary in the continuing collection which, by the way, was the final recreation of her profession. The crowd on the Lord’s, her teammates in the dressing room and the English gamers on the bottom gave an enormous spherical of applause to the legendary quick bowler who has taken 253 wickets in 203 ODIs and has a complete of 353 worldwide wickets (most by any ladies cricketer) to her credit score.
The video of the incident was shared on the official Twitter deal with of England Cricket.
“For over 20 years Jhulan Goswami has run in, hit a length and blazed a trail. She has bowled nearly 10,000 balls in ODI cricket, and she may just have inspired as many young girls to try cricket. Thanks, @JhulanG10, you’re an inspiration,” the caption of the tweet learn.
For over 20 years Jhulan Goswami has run in, hit a size and blazed a path.
She has bowled almost 10,000 balls in ODI cricket, and he or she could have impressed as many younger ladies to attempt cricket.
Thanks @JhulanG10, you’re an inspiration. pic.twitter.com/EMeCtAA5Wa
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 24, 2022
Before the beginning of the play, Jhulan had the honour of doing the toss for India alongside Harmanpreet Kaur. Though India didn’t get the toss in their favour and have been requested to bat first, Jhulan was full of gratitude over her worldwide swansong.
“When I started my career in 2002, I played my first series against England, and I’m ending (my international career) against England in my last series. And the most important thing is that we’re 2-0 up in the series, that is the most important thing for me in this moment. Each and every moment (of 20-year career) has had a lot of emotions, a lot of effort put in,” mentioned Jhulan after the toss to broadcasters Sky Sports.
Get the most recent Cricket News, Schedule and Cricket Live Scores right here
