: Womens T20 World Cup: India are not that far away from winning a big one, says Ravi Shastri #IndiaNEWS #Sports,Cricket New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former India mens head coach Ravi Shastri believes Harmanpreet

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Womens T20 World Cup: India are not that far away from winning a big one, says Ravi Shastri #IndiaNEWS #Sports ,Cricket
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former India mens head coach Ravi Shastri believes Harmanpreet Kaur & Co can take inspiration from the U19 Womens T20 World Cup triumph and believe that they are not far from winning a big global title.
India will begin their quest for winning the 2023 Womens T20 World Cup when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their first Group 2 match at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Sunday.
Ive always said the biggest thing thats going to happen in womens cricket, and the womens team is (not) that far away. Ive kept saying it for the last six, eight months (Indias womens team) are not that far away from winning a big one. Theyve threatened, theyve reached finals, theyve lost some close games, but theyre there, said Shastri in the latest episode of the ICC Review show.
Indias best-ever result in the Womens T20 World Cup was being runners-up in 2020 T20 World Cup in Australia. Shastri, a member of the 1983 Mens ODI World Cup triumph, mentioned if the Indian team goes one step further in 2023 T20 World Cup, it can prove to be a game-changer for womens cricket in the country, just like how the victory at Lords proved to be a turning point.
I know what happened in 83, when we won the World Cup, it opened up a Pandoras Box. The whole look at the game changed, you know, the way players were perceived, the way the game was perceived, the way people wanted. To pack the system, the way the monetisation of the sport changed overnight.
I see that happening with the womens cricket. Now, under-19 is just a step. It was fabulous to see the way the young girls played, and won. And, especially the final, to beat a team like England, bowl them out for 68 and then do the job was an outstanding achievement and that spurred a lot of young cricketers to take the sport.
The victorious India U19 womens team, captained by Shafali Verma, was felicitated by the BCCI before the start of third T20I between India and New Zealand at Ahmedabad. Shastri remarked the upcoming inaugural edition of the Womens Premier League (WPL) in India will be a stepping stone for young women cricketers.
I was in Ahmedabad now during the last game when they were felicitated. And you could see the spark, the smiles on their faces, the energy. Shafali, she can play for as long as she wants. It looks like, I mean, she still looks so young. She can keep playing for another 10 years or so.
So, I see great things happening for womens cricket. The IPL has started now, which would again be a stepping stone and a platform for a lot of young girls to showcase their talent. I think its the next big thing. You win a World Cup, a Womens World Cup. Whats the fun?
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