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India’s way to glory astatine the women’s ODI World Cup was not without hurdles, with the biggest of them coming astatine the ACA-VDCA Stadium here.
The Women successful Blue suffered back-to-back three-wicket defeats, archetypal against South Africa and aboriginal successful the blockbuster clash against seven-time champions Australia. While the results near the broadside hurting, for Arundhati Reddy, a pitstop connected ‘home’ turf volition stay a cherished memory.
“The results didn’t spell successful our favour and that was surely upsetting but the ambiance created by the radical determination was truly nice. I genuinely enjoyed Vizag,” Arundhati told The Hindu.
“I deliberation erstwhile we stepped onto the ground, [Shree] Charani and I, we realised that radical knew astir america due to the fact that everyplace we walked, radical were talking astir us. That was a antithetic experience.
From Guwahati to Colombo, India played astatine slightest 1 crippled astatine each hosting venue. Arundhati’s existent base, Hyderabad didn’t marque the roster but Vizag offered her immoderate acquainted comforts.
“It’s comic due to the fact that I’ve ne'er walked into a stadium speaking Telugu. I knew I could talk Telugu to anyone wrong the stadium. When you question truthful much, it’s bully to get a consciousness that you’re among your people.”
The 28-year-old hailed the Andhra Cricket Association’s openness to suggestions, which saw them sanction a basal and a gross aft seasoned cricketers Mithali Raj and Raavi Kalpana, respectively.
“It’s 1 happening to speech and different to instrumentality and instrumentality action. I anticipation different associations and governments bash their part, arsenic it empowers women significantly. I genuinely judge that if you empower a woman, you’re empowering a family. Even successful my family, my mom’s determination to fto maine play contempt others telling her different is wherefore I americium wherever I americium today.”
