India made a brilliant comeback to draw the Test match from nowhere and they robbed the win from hosts to stay unbeaten in England.
Talking about India’s performance, Mithali Raj said that this match will put England on backfoot and also said that it would boost India’s confidence.
“It definitely will put England on the back foot, clearly because they now know that even though the main batters have not performed, there’s this lower-middle order who stood up.
So, the Indian batting line-up goes deep now. It’s not just the top order, the lower-middle order can also turn in match-winning partnerships.”
She added that the biggest learning for India in this Test is that India has players who can step up and deliver when needed.
“The biggest learning from this for India is that there are other players who can step up and deliver for the team what was required after the collapse in the first innings… These girls have shown that even with the lack of practice with the red ball or in the longer format, they can stand up and perform for India, and that confidence is what we will be carrying into the next game.
Talking about Pink ball Test, Mithali said that India will be in better mental space because of the positive impact of this game.
“I know it’s a pink-ball Test [in Australia]… But the mental space that these young girls will be in after today’s performance will have a very positive impact moving into [our preparation] for the pink-ball Test.”
