Teenage India wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, who hit a brisk 65 for a misplaced purpose in the second one ODI towards New Zealand on Tuesday, mentioned she prefers to play attacking sport and stay the scoreboard shifting.
The 18-year-old Ghosh slammed 65 off 64 balls with the assistance of six fours and a six to assist India put up a majestic 270 for six. Her captain Mithali Raj additionally hit 66 now not out. However, New Zealand surpassed the objective with an over to spare to win the event by way of 3 wickets.
“When I’m batting at quantity 5, my function stays the similar, to construct a partnership and assault as in keeping with the group’s scenario and I apply that. My sport is understated, to assault and take singles and stay taking part in,” she mentioned on the post-match press convention.
“Within the remaining sport, I were given brushed aside in 20s (22), my mindset used to be how I will be able to give my absolute best to the group and take it to a just right ranking,” mentioned Ghosh who batted at No. 6 on Tuesday.
The spotlight of the Indian innings used to be the 108-run stand Richa had with Raj for the 5th wicket. Richa mentioned she used to be prepared to hold ahead the “just right get started” given by way of the openers — 61 in 11.1 overs between Sabbhineni Meghana (49) and Shafali Verma (24).
“The wicket used to be just right and we had a just right get started and I believed to hold it ahead. My mindset used to be to construct a partnership as a wicket had fallen, we attempted to succeed in a goal, which we ultimately did,” Ghosh mentioned.
Requested what sort of dialog she had with skipper Raj all over the partnership, she mentioned, “It used to be about what must be executed and after what number of overs we want to hit… what number of singles we will be able to take or when we will be able to hit, it used to be a typical dialog.
Ghosh, who hit her maiden ODI part century in her 5th event, mentioned her ankle were given twisted when she attempted to take a run however she is hopeful of convalescing in time for the 3rd ODI on Friday as there’s two-day relaxation.
The Bengal participant additionally mentioned that she began to focal point extra on her holding after the T20 Global Cup.
“Sooner than as a keeper, I didn’t focal point a lot on holding. However after the T20 Global Cup, I began focussing on my holding, greater than my batting.
“I’m running with our fielding trainer Pleasure Sir, then stay wickets, then bat and once more stay wickets and we discuss on how I will be able to reinforce,” she mentioned, including that her efficiency in Australia and the WBBL additionally helped.