Jhulan Goswami may be the fastest woman in cricket but the lanky Indian pacer
insists line and length is more important to her than just challenging the speedgun.
The 23-year-old Bengal-girl had pipped Australian Lisa Sthaleker
and Claire Taylor of England to become the first Indian woman
to bag the ICC Woman Cricketer of the year award.
"It is a great feeling which can not be translated into
words but can be just felt inside. It makes you confident. The whose who of
the international cricket was present (at the award ceremony) and from such
a populous country like India there was only one winner. So it was obviously
a dream come true moment for me," Jhulan said in an interview.
Jhulan, who idolises former Australian pacer Glenn Mcgrath,
said although her pace often has batters in trouble, she focuses on a consistent
line and length.
"Mcgrath did not have the pace of Brett Lee but
he was a bowling machine. So precise that he could land the ball on the same
spot again and again, day in and day out. I would like to take his path to success,"
she said.
Jhulan also said gritty state-mate and former Indian skipper
Sourav Ganguly was her source of inspiration.
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