World Cup win is also not very far now, says Deepti Sharma after Asia Cup triumph

World Cup win is not very far now, India's star all-rounder Deepti Sharma declared after the team's record-extending seventh Women's Asia Cup title triumph on Saturday. Barring an aberration against Pakistan that came courtesy some bizarre planning and experiments, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side ruled the roost in the continental T20 tournament.

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India maintained their dominance in the Women's Asia Cup with an eight-wicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final on Saturday for their seventh title in eight editions. Sri Lanka, who were playing their first tournament final in 14 years, imploded after opting to bat on a slow

The final against Sri Lanka turned out to be a one-sided affair as they restricted the islanders to a below-par 65/9 en route to an eight-wicket victory. "As a team we did well right from the first match till the final. Obviously, it gives you confidence when you win the final," Deepti, who was adjudged Player of the Tournament, said at the post-match media interaction. The 25-year-old off-spinning all-rounder topped the tally with 13 wickets from eight matches at an average of 7.69. She opened the bowling in the final and returned with tidy figures of 4-0-7-0, setting the tone. "As a team we have done well and backed each other which is good. Throughout the tournament, we wanted to enjoy each and every game." India have now won all the editions of the Asia Cup barring the last time in 2018 when they lost to Bangladesh. The 'Women in Blue', however, are yet to taste success at the world level. They have lost the ODI World Cup finals twice (2005 and 2017), while in the last edition of the T20I World Cup in