Ever since Deepti Sharma became a part of the Indian squad in 2014, she has been constantly evolving with her stunning performance. With her successful 10th year approaching in international cricket, she is excited about the 9th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which is set to begin in October 2024. Surprisingly, Deepti Sharma is the first Indian cricketer to have reached 100 T20I wickets.
With an international debut in 2014 and a T20I debut against Australia in 2016, Deepti Sharma left an impressive mark as a prominent player of the Indian women’s cricket team.
Deepti Sharma made her T20 World Cup debut, appearing in the 2018 edition, where she took her first wicket in the 3rd match. With a stellar performance, Deepti racked up 15 wickets in the 15 matches she played.
During the 2023 edition, Deepti Sharma showed her best level of performance against the West Indies in the 2023 edition. In addition to that, she had scored 149 runs, which included an unbeaten 49 in the 2020 World Cup scored against Australia.
Deepti Sharma Confident about Women’s Team Winning the T20 World Cup 2024 Trophy
Deepti Bhagwan Sharma is an Indian cricketer and all-rounder in the Women’s national cricket team. Being a left-hand batter, she also does well with the right-arm off-break bowling.
Here is what Deepti Sharma expressed exactly (in Hindi Language):
“Haan! World Cup toh har doh saal ke baad aata hai isiliye yeh exciting hain. Aur uss World Cup trophy ka intezaar har ghar main hai, tho obviously hamare team ko bhi hai. Jaise men’s team ne Trophy jeeta hame bhi jeetna hai. Aur hamare desh ke liye isi saal jeetna chaahthe hai aur uska mazaa alag hi hoga. Hamara koshish continue tha aur hame poora bharosa hai ki iss saal hum trophy jeet kar hi rahenge.”
Here is the English-translated version of what Deepti Sharma spoke:
“Yeah! We are extremely excited because the ICC Women’s World Cup that comes only 2 years once and like many houses of our nation have been eagerly waiting to welcome the trophy, our team is also looking forward to that. Like the men’s team won the World Cup trophy, even we as the Women’s team are willing to win. We women want to win the World Cup trophy for our nation, and that too in this same year. And that will give a different level of high and joy, as it will mean getting two World Cups in the same year. However, the last few months were productive for us, so we are hoping to carry on the good work to lift the trophy this time.”
India’s Women’s Squad for World Cup 2024:
- Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain)
- Smriti Mandhana (Vice Captain)
- Shafali Verma
- Deepti Sharma
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper)
- Yastika Bhatia (Wicketkeeper)
- Pooja Vastrakar
- Arundhati Reddy
- Renuka Singh Thakur
- Dayalan Hemalatha
- Asha Sobhana
- Radha Yadav
- Shreyanka Patil
- Sajana Sajeevan
Travelling Reserves:
- Uma Chetry (Wicketkeeper)
- Tanuja Kanwer
- Saima Thakor
Non-Travelling Reserves:
- Raghvi Bist
- Priya Mishra
India’s Biggest Competitor and Deepti Sharma’s Reply
When Deepti Sharma was asked to mention a team that is India’s biggest competitor, she replied saying:
“Of course! All teams have been doing their best and in a sport like cricket, we cannot and must not take any team for granted. According to us (women’s cricket team), we follow the same kind of approach against all the other teams. Therefore, we never focus on one specific team, feeling they are the biggest competitor. Because in cricket, we can never assume or calculate who would shine at which moment. Earlier during the previous 2 editions, we gave our best but still lost to Australia. But this time, we (women’s cricket team) are well-prepared and would look forward to defeating them and winning the World Cup 2024 trophy.”
Deepti Sharma about WPL’s popularity
We all know that IPL (Indian Premier League) is one of the cash-rich leagues and honor of India. It is enjoyed by each one of us and similarly, Deepti Sharma expressed how happy they felt about having positive changes in Women’s cricket.
She said: “YES! Now many people have started following us, and undoubtedly it is because of the World Cup performances and Women’s Premier League. Back in the day, we used to watch the IPL auctions of men’s teams, and now we really feel grateful that it is happening for us too. WPL has been constantly evolving, and we are delighted with the changes happening. One of the unforgettable moments I would say is when we all were in the same room during the auction, cheering each other.”
