NEW DELHI: On Friday, as the Women in Blue begin their championship defence at the Asia Cup, BCCI secretary Jay Shah wrote a heartfelt post for them.
Seven-time winners Indian women's team will face off against their bitter rivals, Pakistan, in a high-stakes match in the tournament opener at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
"As you step onto the field today to defend your title in the Women's Asia Cup, know that the hopes and dreams of a nation are with you. Each one of you is not just playing a game - you are creating #HerStory in the making!" Shah posted on Instagram, as per IANS.
Shah also wished the rest of the nations by posting, "Best of luck to all 8 nations competing in the #WomensAsiaCup2024 starting today in Dambulla! Play with passion, honour, and the true spirit of the game. Let’s create #HerStory"
In women's T20I matches, India leads Pakistan 11-3. Pakistan, on the other hand, joined the tournament following a patchy record of performance in their bilateral obligations.
After defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the championship match played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh, India won the last women's Asia Cup of 2022.
India women's squad for Asia Cup T20: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan
