"Will Back My Player, It's Part Of Game": Harmanpreet Kaur On Deepti Sharma's Run-Out Of Charlie Dean

25.09.2022 - 04:33 sports.ndtv.com

The third and final ODI between England and India at the Lord's Cricket Ground came to a controversial end after all-rounder Deepti Sharma ran Charlotte Dean out at the non-striker's end as she was backing up too far ahead before the ball was bowled.

As India won the contest by 16 runs, the Indian fans erupted in joy while there were some boos from the England crowd. This mode of dismissal has often divided the cricket fans, with few bringing in the "spirit of cricket" debate.

It was obvious that skipper Harmanpreet Kaur would be asked the question regarding this dismissal. However, her clarity left everyone amazed and she openly said that she will back her player as running out the non-striker when they are backing too far ahead is within the ICC laws. "I thought you are going to ask me about the first nine wickets as they were not easy to take.

But it is part of the game. I do not think we have done something new; it is ICC rules. You can always take those chances, what I feel is that it shows your awareness," said Harmanpreet at the post-match presentation. "I will back my player; I do not think she has done something which is not in ICC rules and it is part of the game.

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Despite the experimentation, the Indian team cruised to the summit clash without being challenged much, though it lost to Pakistan in the league stage. India will clash with on Sri Lanka in the final on Saturday for an unprecedented seventh trophy. "This (Asia Cup) is such a platform where you can test your limitations, what type of cricket you want to play and that's what we done in this tournament, always testing ourselves, putting us into pressure," Harmanpreet said on the eve of the title-clash. "We tried a lot of combinations because we have to do those things as the World Cup is around the corner." Harmanpreet said their focus after stepping on to Bangladesh soil was to unearth future match-winners. "When we came to Bangladesh we discussed that every game we have to look for different match winners, we didn't want to depend on one or two players. We wanted everyone to step up and win the game for the team and I am really happy that we are getting different match winners," she said. "The most important thing is to stay positive and keep thinking what you can do better for the team. I don't feel we need to think about too many things, just stay positive."

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