In no mood to quit cricket as of now, says Jhulan Goswami

Kolkata, July 29: She landed at Kolkata airport on Friday (July 28) where thousands of people were already waiting for her. Amidst the tremendous fanfare Jhulan Goswami revealed that she has no intention of saying good bye to cricket at all.

Rather, after a few days' rest she will resume training with an aim of winning the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in West Indies in November next year.

Despite the fact that she is 34-year-old, Jhulan remarked, “I have not taken off for a single day in last two years! So now I will take holidays for around a week and then resume training. We must have to look forward towards winning T20 World Cup in next November.

But even at 34 how does she motivate to continue at the highest level of the game?

Jhulan replied, “I have made a special diet around three years ago and it was made basically with fruit juice, fruits, vegetables and specific quantity of meat and fish. This special diet has guided me till date. I feel I am not bowling bad either. I believe this special diet will help me keep match-fit for a couple of more years."

When asked about her routine of that special diet, the world's highest wicket-taking bowler smiled and clarified, “It is sure that now, for the next few days during my rest period, I must not take that diet. Rather I will take my favorite delicious Bengali preparation, to be cooked by mother at home. I have not gone back home at Chakdaha for last one-and-a-half year."

When asked about the gain from this World Cup, Jhulan clarified, “In 2005 also we returned being runners up in the World Cup. But back then, I did not see such exhilarating fanfare. The publicity on social media as well as in the media was not much in 2005. This time, I felt women's cricket has been globalized truly."

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