The Indian women’s cricket team is scheduled to take on England in a multi-format tour, will also be playing a Test match after 7 years. India women’s one-off Test match against England women is slated to begin from June 16 at Bristol.
The Team India all-rounder Shikha Pandey in her recent interaction revealed that she is a purist and loves the longest format of the game and is excited as well for the upcoming Test match.
“As a kid growing up, I have always loved watching Tests and I enjoy playing that format. I’m a purist and a traditionalist at heart and love the longer format. I’m really looking forward to playing Test cricket for India,” Pandey said.
The right-arm quick who could not make it to the Indian team in the home series against South Africa said that even though she was disappointed but the experience of international cricket taught her not to dwell on the uncontrollable.
“When I did not make it to the SA series, I was disappointed. If I did not feel disappointed then, there was something wrong with me. It’s not about thinking about what has happened already but thinking about what you can do in the future to earn a place back in the Indian side,” the 32-year-old said.
“Now that I have played 7 years of international cricket, I understand that I cannot be dwelling too much on the uncontrollable, I actually think about the controllables and processes and never worry too much about the result. I always believe that if I work hard the results will come, just put in the hard work and work,” she signed off.
The women’s team that was in quarantine with the men’s team in a Mumbai hotel, landed in the UK on June 3.
(With News18 Inputs)
