Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur recalled Jhulan Goswami's contribution to cricket, saying that the veteran pacer's passion for the game is unmatched and no one can fill her place in the team. The 39-year-old Jhulan, who has been the bane of Indian bowling for the last two decades, will bid adieu to international cricket on September 24 in the third and final ODI against England at Lord's. Jhulan currently holds the record for taking the most wickets in international cricket.
Speaking to the media on the eve of the team's departure for the England tour, Harmanpreet said, "She goes into each match with the same kind of passion which is unmatched.No one can match her.” Harmanpreet made her international debut in the 2009 World Cup against Pakistan under the captaincy of Jhulan. She has many memories associated with this legendary Indian fast bowler, who has a record 252 wickets in 201 ODIs.Jhulan is the only bowler to take more than 200 wickets in this format.
"She was the captain when I made my debut. It's a great opportunity for me to take over the captaincy when she plays her last ODI. When I got a place on the team, she was the only player who used to lead from the front. I learned a lot from her. No one can take her place. She is one player who always puts in the same effort. She bowls for two-three hours. She still works as hard as she used to in her early days.
Jhulan took part in the ODI World Cup in New Zealand in March this year but was injured before India's final group match against South Africa. Due to this, she could not even go on the Sri Lanka tour in July. Jhulan made his international debut in 2002. She retired from T20 cricket in 2018. This fast bowler played her last Test match in October 2021. Overall, he has played 12 Tests, 68 T20 Internationals, and 201 ODIs. She has participated in six World Cups.
The Indian women's team, which won a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, will begin its tour of England with a T20 match on September 9. After playing three T20 matches, the Indian team will play the same series of ODI matches. India will play ODIs at Hove (18 September) and Canterbury (21 September) before Jhulan's last ODI at Lord's.
