Harleen Deol, an🌞 attacking right-hand batter and a handy spinner, is being seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket. Though she is yet to become a household name in this cricket-obsessed nat🐭ion, she is rated-highly by the commentators and experts.
Harleen made her international debut last year before impressing in the Women’s T20 Challenge where she was a standout performer for Trailblazers. The youngster scored back-to-back 30-plus knocks in the tournament and added a tremendous 119-run partnership with opener Smriti Mandhana.
She was also a part of India’s squad in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup where Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. made it to the finals before losing to the hosts Australia. She, however, didn’t get a chance to feature in any game.
After returning to her hometown Chandigarh, Deol is spending time indoors just like anyone else because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Like many other cricketers, Harleen also recently interacted with her fans and followers on Instagram. The women team’s reserved-opener was asked to name her inspiration by one of the fans. In reply, Harleen named India’s legendary wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni as her inspiration and also called him her all-time favourite.
Meanwhile, Dhoni has not played competitive cricket since the end of the 2019 Wor✨ld C༺up in England. As soon as the India team was knocked out of the tournament, he sprung a big surprise by taking a sabbatical from the game which is yet to end.
His break would have ended with the start of the Indian 🍸Premi🃏er League (IPL) last month. But, the BCCI had to suspend the competition till April 15 amid coronavirus outbreak.
