With the Indian ladies’s cricket workforce returning with a silver medal from Birmingham Commonwealth Video games, it was once time for the households of captain Harmanpreet Kaur, all-rounder Harleen Deol and wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia to provide a rousing welcome to their daughters on the Mohali World Airport on Wednesday night. Whilst pacer Renuka Singh’s circle of relatives from Parsa village close to Rohru in Himachal Pradesh may just no longer come to Chandigarh, the households of the opposite 3 cricketers welcomed Renuka at Mohali.
“It feels particular to peer the silver medal round Harmanpreet’s neck and it’s a different feeling for all her team-mates too. We had been a bit of disillusioned to peer them lose in opposition to Australia within the ultimate however then this silver medal is a historical medal too for India. The Indian ladies’s cricket workforce competed within the Commonwealth Video games for the primary time and to peer the Indian flag upward thrust made us emotional,” stated Harmander Bhullar, father of Harmanpreet Kaur, who was once additionally accompanied by means of spouse Satwinder Kaur.
Whilst Harmanpreet was once the 6th absolute best scorer within the Video games, with a complete of 137 runs together with a combating knock of 65 runs within the ultimate in opposition to Australia, the 33-year-old Moga cricketer additionally picked up one wicket within the event.
Despite the fact that the Indian ladies’s workforce misplaced the overall by means of 9 runs, it was once simplest the second one time that an Indian cricket workforce was once competing within the Video games, with the primary time being in 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Video games.
“It feels just right to peer everybody welcome us right here. I’m disillusioned too as a result of we may have gained the overall fit. However sadly, success was once no longer in our favour. We were given a possibility to satisfy avid gamers from different sports activities and likewise met the Indian hockey workforce individuals. I’m positive that extra oldsters will encourage their daughters to play the sport,” stated Harmanpreet.
Himachal pacer Renuka Singh Thakur, who claimed 11 wickets together with two four-wicket hauls, rued the overlooked possibilities
within the ultimate however was once happy the workforce gained the silver medal. “We really feel proud to go back with a medal. It was once a just right revel in and we performed smartly as a unit. I want to prolong my due to Anurag Singh Thakur sir, who opened the HPCA Girls’s Academy,” stated Thakur.
24-year-old wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia, who performed in 3 suits in Birmingham, accounted for one stumped likelihood within the ultimate aside from contributing with different avid gamers in three-run outs within the event. “Proper from her youth, Taniya simplest dreamt about being a wicket-keeper and it was once heartening to peer her play the specialized wicket-keeper position. It was once unlucky that she confronted concussion within the ultimate and may just no longer bat. I can be welcoming her with aarti at our house together with my elder daughter Sanjana and my husband Sanjay Bhatia and son Sehaj, “stated Sapna Bhatia, mom of Taniya.
Mohali all-rounder 24-year-old Harleen Deol, an alumnus of Yadavindra Public College, Mohali, and MCM DAV School, Chandigarh, performed in India’s opening fit in opposition to Australia. Whilst mom Charanjit Kaur Deol was once looking ahead to her daughter to come back, she additionally hugged pacer Renuka Singh. “Each time Harleen comes again from excursion or the Indian camp, she loves to spend time at house having her favorite meals. It is going to be the similar for her for the following couple of days as she want to have a good time the medal with house cooked meals,” stated Deol.