IND-W vs AUS-W, third ODI: Deepti focuses on positives after India’s 2-0 collection loss in opposition to Australia

Deepti Sharma discovered herself within the eye of the storm when India misplaced the second ODI in opposition to Australia on the Wankhede Stadium right here on Saturday by simply three runs. Sent to bat at quantity six with the Indian chase nonetheless within the deep finish, Deepti couldn’t get going, scoring only one boundary in her 36-ball innings.

Between the second and third ODI, the Indian workforce rang within the New Year, and the main focus, like anybody making resolutions on January 1, is to look ahead.

“Our conversations after the match were restricted to the positives for us from the game and what we can carry forward to the next game. We did get a lot of things right, which we need to continue,” the allrounder stated on Monday.

The 26-year-old underlined the positives of an in depth sport.

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“Every team plays to win, it happens sometimes, and it doesn’t sometimes. The good thing is that we ran the Aussies close. It was a good fight. We have improved a lot because our games never used to run this close before whenever we played Australia. We are encouraged by the fact that we can take the game deep, with bat and ball. The winning streak that they have against us, we’ll break it as soon as possible,” she added.

The spunk of the younger expertise coming into the Indian ranks additionally offers Deepti hope about the way forward for Indian cricket.

“It’s not easy to come and play fearless cricket, especially in your first match like Shreyanka (Patil) did. Or the way Richa (Ghosh) batted the other night. These are all positives for us that we will carry forward,” she stated.

While the fixture on Tuesday is a lifeless rubber, Deepti believes there’s loads to play for, with one main stakeholder being the followers.

“They are quite loud with their support, we can hear them for sure. It feels good, and we get a boost also. It’s nice to know that people have come to watch us, and it fills us with positivity. It motivates us to do well for their sake,” the off-spinner added.