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'We believed that we can change the face of women's cricket' - Jhulan Goswami

image-l8elzlkrJhulan Goswami bids adieu to international cricket tomorrow at Lord's (PC: Twitter)

As Lord's decks up for Jhulan Goswami's farewell international match, the pacer herself spoke on the high and lows of her career.

With Jhulan preparing for her final international match that is scheduled on September 24 against England, it calls for a moment of celebration. The 39-year-old has claimed 353 wickets in 283 international games.

'It was a great experience'

Looking back at her career, Jhulan shared about what her focus was when she started playing.

"Well, you know what when I started, I never thought about playing for such a long time. It was a great experience, every moment I have enjoyed and I have learnt. Obviously, Mithali and I have played together since U19 days, we had a great relation both on and off the field. But it was just bringing Team India to a different length on what it was and today it is completely different. That is a journey, we believed that we can change the face of women's cricket, we believed that we can in the top three-four teams in the world and it was a one-day process, it was a long-time process," Jhulan said as quoted to NDTV in a virtual press conference.

"I am very fortunate, I never thought about it. Coming from Chakdah, did not have any idea about women's cricket and how professional setup works. I am fortunate enough, thanks to my family and parents, they always supported me. It was a great experience for me."

Not able to win a World Cup for India - Jhulan's biggest regret

India came close to winning a World Cup on quite a few occasions, but unfortunately, never got a taste of the trophy. 

"Regrets in the sense, I have played two World Cup finals, if we had won at least one, then it would have been very nice for me and the team. Every individual works for that goal, we played 2-3 finals, but we were not able to win, this is one such regret I have. But from where I am looking, the graph of women's cricket has only gone up. This bunch of Indian cricketers will take this Indian cricket to next level."

Notably, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. have already sealed the three-match series by winning two of the three fixtures.

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