Former Australian captain Lisa Sthalekar said India have the all-round depth to grab an elusive ICC title during the upcoming women바카라s T20 World Cup. (More Sports News)
The global showpiece will be held in the UAE from October 3 and India바카라s best effort in the event remains a final berth in 2020, where they lost to Australia.
바카라I can see Australia in the semifinals as they are aiming to win their fourth (title) in a row. England too had a strong pre-tournament build-up. India바카라s chances are also very high and I expect them to be in the semifinals, if not in the finals,바카라 Sthalekar told a select group of journalists at the ABC 바카라 International Development바카라s five-day cricket commentary and mojo programme at the Australian High Commission.
The former Australian skipper validated her argument citing good options through India바카라s line-up.
바카라India has got power, depth, decent bowlers and if their 4-7 number batters can score at a good strike rate, they will be in a good position. They need a good start from the openers.
바카라Jemimah Rodriguez did well in the West Indies (in the CPL) recently. It will be fascinating to see how she performs in the WC,바카라 she said.
Delving further deep into the chances of the Harmanpreer Kaur-led side, Sthalekar said India have the wherewithal to beat Australia, their nemesis in global events over the years.
바카라For example, in the 2020 T20 WC, Poonam Yadav took four wickets in the first game and dislodged Australian middle-order. India won that match by 17 runs.
바카라If any top order Indian batter scores a century or bowlers have a good day, they can take the game away,바카라 said the veteran who was the first woman to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in ODIs.
Expressing delight over ICC바카라s decision of having equal prize money in men바카라s and women바카라s WCs, the 45-year- old said it will have a bigger impact on the game.
바카라From a prize money perspective, I think it바카라s really good. But what I am more pleased about than just the winner getting the same prize money as their male counterpart is how much money teams are getting for just participating in the World Cup.
"So, it ensures that it's not just the strong nations getting stronger and wealthier, but there is an effort at growing the global game,바카라 she said.
She used Scotland to leverage her point.
바카라Scotland coming in for the first time will earn money, probably more money than their national contract. The headline is equal prize money and that was primarily the intention.
바카라But when you look a little bit deeper, they would like to have a bigger impact on the game.바카라
After her playing days, Sthalekar has established herself as a respected voice of the game over the last decade.
The Indian-origin Aussie described the effort she put in to reach the higher rungs of her job as a commentator.
바카라Not everyone has to be a Richie Benaud or a Danny Morrison. But we all have different skills and strengths that we bring to the commentary box. That바카라s why you have diverse personalities (doing commentary),바카라 she said.
Sthalekar picked commentating during the IPL as her biggest career moment.
바카라You have to have goals in your career and IPL (commentary) was my 10-year goal as a commentator. But I got a call to be in the IPL commentary team within six months.
바카라I remember my first IPL game as a commentator at the Eden Gardens in 2015. Some 70000 screaming fans were there and I had to do an interview with Gautam Gambhir,바카라 she said.
