Mumbai: Yesterday was a relief day for Royal Challengers Bangalore, who failed to win the first Women’s Premier League. Young Indian all-rounder Kanika Ahuja led the team to a comfortable victory. However, following the match, Kanika also revealed the secret of the team’s success; Virat Kohli exudes confidence and fire.
The superstar of the RCB men’s team came to meet the women’s team on Wednesday. Kohli’s arrival to instill confidence in the RCB team had skipped the training of the Indian team. Kanika revealed that the motivation given by Kohli was that there is no such thing as pressure, only joy.
Kohli advised not to get stressed while on the ground. It’s a pleasure to be able to play here. Kanika revealed to the media that Kohli said that not everyone gets the same opportunity. Kanika, who is from Punjab, said that her dream is to become a 360 cricketer like Suryakumar Yadav.
RCB is looking for a necessary win in the sixth match once morest UP Warriors following five consecutive defeats in the Women’s Premier League. Bangalore captain Smriti Manthana, who received the toss, bowled UP for 135 runs in the match. In the reply batting, when the leading players including superstar Smriti (Zero) forgot their responsibility, it was Kanika who finally came to the rescue. The young player led the team to victory in partnership with the wicket keeper of the national team, Richa Ghosh (31).
The 20-year-old started cautiously and fell short of her half-century by four runs. Kanika scored 46 runs off 30 balls with eight boundaries and a six. This is the highest Premier League score by a female player who has not been included in the national team. Kanika herself is the star of the competition.
Summary: Virat Kohli’s speech motivates RCB women’s team ahead of their first WPL 2023 win in match vs UP Warriorz
