Star India batter Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday said that the team will need to continue doing well in the next two years to win a gold in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as the tournament there will be much tougher than the Asian Games. India won their second consecutive gold in the Asian Games after beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final here. We can’t dwell on this victory a lot,” Mandhana said after helping Indian win the gold with a 45-ball 79.
“See, (compared to) Asian Games, I would say, in world cricket, I feel we have better competitions coming. So it’s a big challenge going into World Cup or winning Olympics. So we’ll have to keep getting better and keep working.
Star India batter Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday said that the team will need to continue doing well in the next two years to win a gold in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as the tournament there will be much tougher than the Asian Games.
She said everyone in the team contributed well in the victory but will need to keep on playing good cricket against better opposition. Asked what is difference between winning Asian Games gold and cricket-only tournament like Asia Cup, she said, “I think you just tally to the gold and come as an Indian contingent. It’s like only cricket tournament here, it’s a different feeling.
