England vs India ladies: Wanted to be there and win the sport for India, says captain Mithali Raj

After anchoring India’s chase with a heroic batting efficiency, India captain Mithali Raj on Saturday stated she wished to be within the midst of motion to not solely end the sport but additionally to information her youthful teammates and he or she is making an attempt so as to add “new dimensions” to her batting for one final hurrah at subsequent 12 months’s ODI World Cup in New Zealand.

Mithali on Saturday turned the best run-getter in ladies’s cricket throughout all codecs whereas guiding India to a comfort four-wicket win over England within the third and remaining ODI right here. She made an unbeaten 75 off 86 balls to take the guests house. The recreation turned a bit tense ultimately however Mithali held her nerves.”I never gave up in the middle. It’s being in the middle, because you can’t win the match sitting out in the dugout. I wanted to win the game for the team,” Mithali stated on the post-match presentation ceremony.”I am still very passionate to go out there, be there in the middle and win games for India. I know there is still room for improvements in terms of my batting and that is something I am working on… There are certain dimensions I would like to add to my batting…” she stated on the digital post-match press convention.”I have enjoyed chasing. I wanted to be there and win the game for the team, I picked the bowlers to attack and along the way guided Sneh Rana. It is always good to have an all-rounder in the side, she (Sneh) has been phenomenonal for us throughout the series.”England skipper Heather Knight stated they have been “little disappointed” in regards to the finish end result but it surely was a “very good game”.”We were a few runs on short on the slow wicket. It was tricky to get boundaries and we should have got more singles. We should be punching out 240-250 every single time,” she stated.”We lost key wickets at important times, we needed to keep wickets and go big in the last five overs. We tried to look at different people at different roles today as the series was over, but I trusted (Katherine) Brunt and (Sophie) Ecclestone to get the game done today,” she added.Ecclestone, who was adjudged the Player of the Series, stated the group is set to do effectively within the upcoming T20s.”We have to come back strongly in the T20s. It is quite nice to have the trust of the captain. She (Mithali) batted well today and had the right tempo to her innings. It is nice to have Glenny in the side, we are off the same age and have the same music taste,” she stated.