Yastika Bhatia Names India Batter Who Became Her Favourite Ahead Of Adam Gilchrist | Cricket News

India’s girls’s group batter Yastika Bhatia has named star batter Smriti Mandhana as her favorite participant. The 23-year-old obtained her maiden name for the India group in September 2021 She talked about watching Adam Gilchrist and the way Smriti turned her favorite. “Initially, I didn’t follow anyone. I just wanted to enjoy batting. Then gradually, I also started focussing on wicketkeeping. I used to watch Adam Gilchrist. He was Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman. Then once Smriti di made her debut, she became my favourite immediately,” Yastika mentioned. The younger batter expressed her pleasure to don the Mumbai Indians jersey forward of Women’s Premier League Season 2. In her debut season for the Mumbai Indians, Yastika performed 10 matches and amassed 214 runs at a strike charge of 112.04.

Ahead of the brand new season, the 23-year-old batter expressed her want to put on the blue shades of MI as soon as once more whereas talking on JioCinema.

“It was memorable. Nobody had an idea about how things would pan out. But the way we were welcomed into the team, we were made to feel like family. We would spend a lot of time talking about how we could improve our game. I am really looking forward to the forthcoming edition of the WPL. I can’t wait to wear the Mumbai Indians jersey and go back to the ground. It’s a completely different feeling being part of MI,” Yastika mentioned.

Before making her debut in Mackay towards Australia, Yastika’s childhood did not revolve round cricket solely. She used to play completely different sports activities in her childhood.

“I liked playing sports since childhood. I would go for swimming, karate and badminton. But I never thought cricket would become my career because academics were as important growing up. One of my neighbours used to play Ranji Trophy. He told my father about a girl’s team practicing at a ground close to our home. My sister and I went there. However, I was too small then so they admitted my sister while I had to wait for two years. While I waited for my chance, I dreamt of going to the ground and playing with my sister,” Yastika added.