Jhulan Goswami reveals what inspired her to pursue cricket as career

Jhulan Goswami, the veteran India pacer, has revealed her inspiration which led her to pursue cricket as a career. The 1997 Women’s World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand inspired India’s super woman to do something for the country.

Jhulan Goswami played a key role in India’s run to the finals in the recently concluded Women’s World Cup in England. She led the bowling attack superbly and picked key wickets at crucial times. The pacer was bowled the spell of her life in the finals and scalped crucial wickets only to return with the magical figures of 3/23. Though India lost the final but everyone hailed the team for their fantastic performance in the tournament.

1992 World Cup made me the fan of cricket: Jhulan Goswami

The experienced bowler revealed her inspiration at the ‘NDTV Youth for Change’ event according to Indo-Asian News Service. ”In 1997 there was a women’s world cup final between Australia and New Zealand and we got some complimentary tickets from our school, so I went to watch it and realized if I start playing, then one day I can play for India,” said the highest wicket taker in ODIs.

Jhulan also spoke about how she started to take interest in cricket and also recalled her early days in cricket. ”I watched the 1992 World Cup which took place in New Zealand and Australia.. from there I became a fan of cricket. Unfortunately, in our country during those days, only cricket was telecasted on television and no other sports; at times East Bengal, Mohun Bagan matches, or we used to wait for Olympics or football World Cup,” the Bengal born cricketer added.

“I used to be a very sporty girl, used to play and watch a lot of sports. My upbringing was at my aunt’s place where we used to play a lot of tennis ball cricket in the backyard,” Goswami said of her early days in the sport. She is currently the highest wicket taker in ODIs with 195 wickets at an amazing average of 21.95.