Melbourne, Nov 28 (IANS) Brisbane Heat captain Jess Jonassen has lauded veteran Shikha Pandey’s impact on the team’s campaign in the ongoing WBBL Season 10, adding that the veteran Indian fast bowler has been great at talking about the various intricacies of the game. has really added a lot of value.
Shikha, who has not been a part of the Indian team since the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup, has taken 12 wickets in 10 matches for the Heat in the current season and has made it into the WBBL team of the tournament, making her the only Indian to do so. Has become a player.
Australia’s experienced left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen told cricket.com.au, “Having an international player like Shikha Pandey, who can talk about fast bowling with the local players, talk about strategy and plans, is great. “I think that’s something that has made our fast bowling attack a lot more valuable, especially, I think a lot of those girls have really stepped up to the plate.”
The club, who have currently won five consecutive matches in the competition, have also included India’s top-order batsman Jemimah Rodrigues for the upcoming Challenger match, which will take on Sydney in a bid to make the final at the Allan Border Field on Friday. Will be played against Thunder. The winning team of Friday’s match will face Melbourne Renegades in the final at the MCG on Sunday.
He said, “I think the only people who were concerned were those from outside these walls. I think we’ve proved some of the skeptics wrong, but we still haven’t failed to prove the point, “It’s part of where the women’s game is going, and the professionalism that will come with it, it shows the strength of our domestic structure in Queensland, that we have so much talent,” Jonassen said. I think. “Almost every franchise in the competition is a part of that which we are incredibly proud of as well.”
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