“It was not intentional”: India Pattel reacts to the controversy of shoulder contacts after fine ICC | Cricket news

India Batter Pratika Rawal tackled the controversy surrounding its contact with England players during the first Women’s Odi, declaring that it was involuntary, after the CPI inflicted a fine of 10% of its match costs and published a demerit point for breaking the code of conduct on Friday in London.The ICC has penalized Rawal for participating in “avoidable physical contact” with Lauren spinning in England and Sophie Ecclestone during the 18th and 19th overs of the match in Southampton.

“It was not intentional. I was just running on my way and this shoulder bar was completely out of … It was not deliberate in this direction,” Rawal told the media before the second Odi.“I don’t think there is (need to have) a reaction or perhaps (make) a history. It was not intentional, “she added.England was also faced with penalties, with a fine of five percent match to maintain a slow pace in the opening of the ODI, which India won by four counters.Captain of Rawal and England Nat Sciver-Brunt accepted their respective sanctions imposed by the match referee.Rawal discussed India’s approach to the series after their 3-2 victory in the T20i series of five games.“We take only one match at a time. Currently, our primordial is to win this series. To win the next match, we are already in place in the series. Our main goal is to win this series with 3-0, it will be great,” she said.

“Also, what I feel, keeping one thing at a time, it helps better concentration and better concentration, so we are just on this note,” she continued.The right -hander opener, which scored 36 points out of 51 balls in the first match, stressed the importance of performing well against solid teams.“Mark well against teams like England and Australia gives you a lot of confidence and when we get a lot of matches against them, it strengthens a type of trust in the series and the games to come,” said Rawal.She welcomed the team’s progress and highlighted the value of playing several games.“This is a great initiative to play as many games as possible. In addition, the fact that the way our team is progressing at the moment is incredible and that there has been a lot of contribution from all players,” she concluded.India now needs only one victory for its next two games to ensure the victory of the ODI series, before facing Australia in three ODIs before the World Cup at home.