Himachal Cricketer Harleen Deol included in India’s ODI Squad

Dharamshala, February 21, 2019: Harleen Deol, all rounder class players from HPCA, has been bringing laurels to the association time and again. And this it is huge as she has been added in the India’s ODI squad. Yudhister Katoch, Interim Committee Member of HPCA said, “It brings immense pleasure and pride for us to see the players who was nurtured here in the Himachal Women Cricket Academy, now representing the country in the blue jersey after Sushma Verma.” Harleen was earlier selected in the Board President’s XI Team for a warm up match against England played on 18th of Feb 2019. Also, her role was very crucial in the team when Himachal Women Team reached the semi finals of the Senior Women One Day League 2018-19. Harleen was also in the Team Red squad of the Senior Women’s Cricket Challenger Trophy One Day Match 2018-19, where Team Red was the winner and Harleen scored a crucial 42 runs for the team in that final match. This talented girls has achieved so much in such a short period of time. "I have seen here playing in the field, and we (HPCA) cannot be more proud of her today when she will be playing for India against England. The kind of players she is in the field, disciplined and focused, she is the same off the field as well. She is a very talented all rounder player and yes we know she is going to achieve so much more in the future," says Yudhister Katoch, Interim Committee Member. Harleen Deol is the second player after Sushma Verma from the Himachal Women Cricket Academy to represent India. “The kind of facilities and Support Staff that we get here in the Himachal women cricket academy at Dhsaramshala , plus the sweat we shed, sums up for what I am today. There is everything within the stadium that a player needs to be a world class cricketer. And I am thankful that I got nurtured under such great Coach and Trainer. And I guess they must be proud of me today”, says a cheerful Harleen. India vs England Schedule is as under: February 22: 1st ODI in Mumbai at 0900 IST February 25: 2nd ODI in Mumbai at 0900 IST February 28: 3rd ODI in Mumbai at 0900 IST India ODI Squad- Mithali Raj (Captain), Jhulan Goswami, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), R Kalpana (wicket-keeper), Mona Meshram, Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Mansi Joshi, Punam Raut, Harleen Deol