Pratika Rawal after fighting 63 vs Australia: 'I was not thinking this was my first Test'

Pratika Rawal (Image credit: Cricket Australia)

India’s young batter Pratika Rawal reflected on her memorable Test debut after scoring a fighting 63 in the second innings against Australia woIndia’s young batter Pratika Rawal reflected on her memorable Test debut after scoring a fighting 63 in the second innings against Australia women's national cricket team in the one-off Test at the WACA Ground on Sunday. She said she tried not to think about the pressure of making her debut in the longest format. “That’s the beauty of this game, and I think I was not thinking that this was my first Test. Or, you know, I’m debuting for my country, you know, this jersey is something which is very special to me. I carry a lot of responsibility on my shoulders,” Pratika said in a video released by Board of Control for Cricket in India Women on X (formerly Twitter).

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“So I think I was just, like, inside enjoying my game. This is the format which I really love, which I want to score a lot of runs in. And I just practically did what I can do best,” she added. Pratika also spoke about the challenges of Test cricket, saying the longest format pushes players to test their patience, character and mindset, especially against top-quality bowling attacks. “I mean, see, I’ve always told that this is definitely a format which tests your character, which tests your patience, which tests your mindset. And I think it perfectly sums it up, you know, when you are out there, when you’re, you know, playing amongst the best bowlers, when you’re playing amongst, you know, the best bowling attack, then you have to do something,” Rawal said. Despite Pratika’s maiden half-century in the second innings, India women's national cricket team could set Australia a modest target of only 25 runs. The Alyssa Healy-led side chased it down comfortably in just 4.3 overs to win the match by 10 wickets and seal the multi-format series 12–4.

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