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Amanjot Kaur sees the brighter things of life.
So erstwhile Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur got retired aboriginal successful India’s World Cup lucifer against Sri Lanka successful Guwahati connected Tuesday (September 30, 2025), she besides saw it arsenic an accidental to person a spell with the bat, down the order.
“Smriti and Harman person been scoring a batch of runs, and, interaction wood, they volition proceed to bash so, but successful this game, I got a accidental to bat, and it felt nice, and Deepti Sharma besides liked to person specified an opportunity,” Amanjot said, soon aft knocks from Deepti and her, arsenic good arsenic the different all-rounder Sneh Rana, batted India retired of occupation and starred successful a 59-run triumph successful the opening lucifer of the World Cup.
She didn’t deliberation India was successful occupation adjacent aft losing 4 wickets successful 2 overs with the scoreboard speechmaking 124 for six (it was 120 for 2 a fewer minutes earlier). “How tin India beryllium successful trouble, erstwhile I was inactive to bat?” she smiled.
The 25-year-old from Chandigarh whitethorn person been joking, but it besides spoke astir her self-belief. The assurance with which she took connected the Lankan bowlers and went for large shots erstwhile India had fewer wickets was evident. “You would person blamed maine if I tried to artifact a fewer balls and past got out,” she smiled again, erstwhile asked astir the hazard she was taking.
She had been retired of enactment for a portion and could not play successful India’s caller location bid against Australia. She had been undergoing rehabilitation astatine the Centre of Excellence successful Bengaluru.
“I felt I should beryllium either astatine 100 percent oregon not play; I don’t similar specified half-measures,” she said. “I should beryllium capable to halt runs and lend arsenic an all-rounder. Otherwise anyone tin play successful my place.”
She showed that astatine the infinitesimal she was so the champion subordinate for that relation successful the Indian team.
