I want to thank BCCI for this opportunity – Harmanpreet Kaur on India-W’s iconic win

It was a fabulous win for the Indian women as they beat Australia comprehensively in the one-off Test held in Wankhede. Riding high on a collective display from the players, Harmanpreet Kaur and company made history as they chronicled their first win against Australia in the antiquity of Women’s Test cricket.

Talking at the post-match presentation, Harmanpreet said, “It's a reward for all the hard work we have done for so many years. Credit goes to all our support staff, especially our bowling coach and batting coach. We tried to keep things very simple. It's a reward for all the hard work and all the patience. We thought if we can play some positive cricket, it can really help us.”

“We have been playing with this bunch for so many years and if we could do shuffle a bit here and there. We put Richa up, we know how she can bat, if she's there she can damage the game, that's the reason we put her there. We didn't want to go back to defensive cricket. We needed to stay in the moment.”

Kaur continued, “In the second innings, the partnerships helped them to put a decent total on the board. We showed trust in our bowling unit and our support staff asked me to bowl and I got those crucial wickets at that time. Everyone in the team contributed, everyone was there to win the game for the team.”

Shedding further light about the success of the bowling department, Kaur said, “Our bowling coach is telling them about how to take wickets and not be defensive. That's really helping us. Firstly I want to thank the BCCI for giving us this opportunity and secondly all our selectors - they have given us the best side and shown the trust on each and every member.”

She concluded by saying, “When everything works together, you get positive results. Hopefully we'll get many more Test games in upcoming years. Thanks to the crowd. Everything went really well for us.”