Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar believes the Indian Women’s U-19 squad may emerge as one of many standout sides of the inaugural the ICC U-19 T20 World Cup.
Senior gamers Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh are a part of the 15-member Indian group which can compete within the ICC occasion beginning in South Africa on Saturday.
“I would say that the women’s team has the capability to be one of the standout sides this time,” Tendulkar wrote in a column for the ICC.
“The team has a good balance of few experienced players as well as young talented prospects both in the batting as well as bowling department.” As many as 16 groups will compete within the event, which can comprise 41 matches and Tendulkar feels the ICC occasion may have an enormous influence on the panorama of girls’s cricket.
“The Under-19 event is a first-time event and one that holds a lot of promise. I think this can transform the landscape, since a global platform will ensure great learning and experience to young women cricketers,” the 49-year-old wrote.
“Though ladies’s cricket has made enormous strides, there are areas nonetheless to be tapped. What is required proper now’s a extra sturdy grassroots system internationally. The bigger we unfold the bottom, the extra expertise we are going to unearth and that may have a direct bearing on the standard of the sport.
“I feel the inaugural tournament will ensure that happens. Going beyond showcasing the best junior talent of the world, it will ensure more investment in junior cricket in different countries, resulting in a consistent feeder line for future U19 World Cups as well as senior cricket.”
