Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma received the Player of the Tournament award in Women’s Asia Cup 2022 after she picked up eight wickets and scored 94 runs from eight matches.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 15, 2022 23:40 IST
After run out saga, Deepti rises to turn out to be Player of the Tournament in Asia Cup. Courtesy: Reuters
By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Deepti Sharma had discovered herself in a controversial state of affairs after she ran out England’s Charlie Dean at Lord’s. Even as she acquired help from her skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, and the remainder of her teammates, Deepti was a recipient of extreme criticism, particularly from the England cricket fraternity.
England skipper, Heather Knight, who missed the sequence as a result of a hip damage, refused to mince phrases and slammed Deepti and the remainder of the Indian gamers for mendacity over giving warnings to Dean earlier than the dismissal. Deepti’s run out had come at a vital stage because it gave India a 3-0 whitewash within the ODI sequence.
However, Deepti didn’t permit all of the noise to ruffle her by means. In reality, the 25-year-old upped her sport within the Women’s Asia Cup. The Agra-born all-rounder turned the Player of the Tournament because the Women in Blue received the distinguished event for the seventh time in eight seasons.
DEEPTI RAISES BAR
Deepti completed because the joint-highest wicket-taker together with Sri Lanka’s Inoka Ranaweera. The off-spinner picked up 13 wickets from eight matches at an unbelievable economic system price of three.33. What’s extra unbelievable was the truth that she completed with figures of 4-0-7-0 within the ultimate on Saturday.
Barring the ultimate and the league match in opposition to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Deepti picked up no less than one wicket in each sport. She additionally picked up a few three-wicket hauls in opposition to Thailand and Pakistan, captained by Bismah Maroof.
Deepti scored solely 94 runs, however her knock in opposition to the UAE finally helped India end on high of the factors desk. Deepti had scored 64 off 49 balls with 5 fours and two sixes, after which India beat the UAE by as many as 104 runs in Sylhet.
All in all, there weren’t many gamers who confirmed Deepti’s stage of consistency in the complete championship. Not to overlook that she was efficient in fielding as properly.
It’s nearly been eight years since Deepti first donned the Indian jersey. After eight years, it may be stated that she is an indispensable member of the nationwide group, no less than in limited-overs cricket.
