India women skipper Mithali Raj lavished praise on batter Smriti Mandhana and fast bowler Jhulan Goswami after the one-off Test against Australia was ended in a draw.
Mandhana scored a brilliant ton that was also her first in Test cricket and due to that special knock India women ended their first innings at 377/8 before declaring.
“Smriti has been very impressive. I was impressed by Yastika Bhatia and Richa Ghosh too in the one-dayers. I am sure Harmanpreet (who is injured) will take the field in the T20s,” said Mithali in the presentation ceremony.
She further said 38-year-old Jhulan also showed why she has been the best from her country for such a long time. “Jhulan has always been our best bowler for so many years and we got to see why she was the best. She shared her experience and young seamers Pooja Vastrakar and Meghna Singh were given an opportunity alongside Jhulan so that they learn a lot,” the Indian skipper said.
