Father recognized her talent at the age of 3, daughter became the pride of Indian cricket after 22 years – womens world cup pratika rawal century vs new zealand father pradeep rawal interview ntcpbm

by

When Pratika Raval completed her first century in the Women’s World Cup against New Zealand, the Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai echoed with waves of joy and pride. The 25-year-old young batsman responded to the affectionate applause of the audience by lifting her helmet and swinging the bat in the air.

The sounds of ‘Pratika-Pratika’ echoed in every direction of the stadium, as if the entire ground was celebrating their success. This moment not only touched the hearts of the audience, but also brought a flicker of untold emotions in the eyes of father Pradeep Rawal.

His father Pradeep Rawal, who was present in the crowd, was very emotional to see this moment. His decision to train Pratika from the age of just three years has now paid off brilliantly.

Great innings and record

Pratika started batting in her calm and composed style and scored 122 runs in 134 balls, which included 13 fours and 2 sixes. With his performance, India scored 340 runs for 3 wickets in 49 overs. The opening partnership of 212 runs with Smriti Mandhana strengthened India’s position.

On Thursday, Pratika registered her name in golden letters in the history of women’s ODI, when she included herself among the fastest batsmen to complete 1,000 runs. He shared this achievement with Lindsay Reeler of Australia. Pratika has scored 1,110 runs in 23 innings, with an average of 50.45 and strike rate of 82.83. This includes his 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries.

Talent visible since childhood

Pratika’s talent was revealed since childhood. At the age of 9, he surprised the experienced Ranji Trophy players with his strokeplay. She was also talented in basketball as a child and won a gold medal in the 64th School National Games in Delhi in 2019. In 2020, he chose cricket and made his domestic debut for Delhi in 2021.

Contribution of trainers and guidance

Pradeep Rawal told that he always taught Pratika to play on the ground. Railway coach Deepti Dhyani further refined his technique in 2017. With his guidance, Pratika gave great style and consistency to her batting.

Team India’s semi-final challenge

Pratika has formed a tremendous opening partnership with Smriti Mandhana. This pair has scored a total of 1,799 runs in 23 innings, which includes 7 century partnerships. This is the second highest partnership for any opening wicket in women’s cricket.

India has to face Australia or South Africa in the semi-finals, but Pradeep is confident that India is the only team that can defeat Australia.

Report – Rishabh Beniwal

—- End —-

Leave a Comment