Former Indian skipper and commentator Anjum Chopra was full of praise for the Indian women’s cricket team for the fight they showed in the one-off Test match against England, which ended in a draw in Bristol on Saturday.
The Indian team which was playing its first red-ball game in seven years, batted for more than 120 overs in the second innings after follow-on to avoid defeat.
Speaking to The Pioneer about India’s show in the match, Anjum said: “It was a very good performance because there were so many debutants in the Indian playing XI. Barring Mithali (Raj) and Jhulan (Goswami) everyone has very little experience in playing Test cricket. So it was very nice to see the way they have performed.”
“I was very impressed with the resolve and the grit and determination that the players were showing. It was a standout feature in that draw. When you talk about Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, there was a kind of very strong resolve which was very much visible and that was very heartening to see,” she added.
For Anjum, the biggest positive was the fightback by the young Indian side.
“The biggest gain from the Test was the resolve from the players, especially from the ones who were making a comeback into the Indian team. Everyone knew that India is playing without International match practice, so that is fine but how they played was heartening,” she said.