Harmanpreet Kaur is my idol, 171 against Australia inspired me: Sobhana Mostary

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Women's World Cup 2025: In an exclusive interview with India Today Digital, Bangladesh batter Sobhana Mostary said that she idolises Harmanpreet Kaur and started following her since the 171-run knock against Australia in the semi-finals of the 2017 edition in Derby.

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00:00Hello and welcome to India. Today I have with me Bangalore district editor Shubhana Mustari.

00:04Shubhana, I would like to know about the curriculum and how it all began for you and how it all began for you.

00:10Yeah, I am in 10 years old, so I admission on the DKSP, the Bangalore School of Proposition.

00:20It's the school scene institute in our country.

00:23So, I admit there in 10 years old, so maybe at that time I am in the class 5.

00:32So, I plan there and also study also there.

00:37So, then in 17, I debut in the Bangladesh team.

00:45Can you please help us understand and get to know about how do you see the growth of women's cricket in Bangladesh and as well as international?

00:52In which person?

00:53In now?

00:54Yes.

00:55Okay, so now in Bangladesh, lots of talent players are coming.

01:00Team Bola and in basketball also.

01:02So, there are some academics and institutes also.

01:07They are like, we have some players, women's players, lots of women players,

01:12playing practice overseas academia, like in our DKSPOs.

01:17They are the most women cricketers in the academy in the DKSPOs.

01:23So, now coming lots of players, talented players, batsmen cricketers.

01:28So, it's very good.

01:29They are a partner, also domestic pronouns also.

01:32So, maybe upcoming players are very good.

01:36I would like to know about like, what is your favourite memory from the Bangladesh student history of this team?

01:42Your career?

01:43Your career?

01:44In my career?

01:45Yes.

01:46In my career, in 2018, I went from South Africa for Immersion Tournament.

01:58So, I played ODI game against South Africa.

02:04That time, that team also like D Clark, captain and lots of like South African players that time playing this team.

02:14So, I scored 37 maybe and knocked out and won the match.

02:19So, I hitting six and that is my turning point in Africa.

02:23So, then next I go and became.

02:28And in my team memory, maybe we qualify in the 2022 ODI World Cup.

02:39So, in November 27th, we qualified for 2022 World Cup in New Zealand.

02:46So, that day we are very happy.

02:48Right.

02:49And also, you managed to register your first one in the first edition.

02:52So, you guys beat Pakistan.

02:53Yes.

02:54So, do you at least share the experience of that as well?

02:55Yeah.

02:56That match, I am not playing.

02:57So, I am in 12th.

03:00So, our team players are playing so good in betting.

03:05So, we joined the group total in Pakistan.

03:08And in bowling time, Tishna in middle over in Tishna is injured.

03:13So, I went to the field for the fielding.

03:17Okay.

03:18So, I went in the fielding and I catch on the nidadar catching.

03:23Lovely.

03:24So, then we win on the match and everyone is very happy about this.

03:29Lovely.

03:30Lovely.

03:31Lovely.

03:32So, this tournament is the one big edition of the World Cup.

03:34How would you rate your team's performance?

03:35I mean, you ran South Africa close, you ran England close and then put up heartbreak against

03:40the Lankan.

03:41Yes.

03:42So, how would you rate your performance?

03:43Do you think that that is lacking for you?

03:44That is not allowing you to take that victory into your place?

03:47Yes.

03:48In rating, if you tell in rating in our team, so in unity, maybe we came for 10.

03:58But in performance based, we saw many good things in bowling side and batting side also.

04:06So, last welcome you saw in 2022 there were only 1.50.

04:10And this tournament you saw is 6-7.50 almost.

04:14So, in 6-5, 6-7 in rating in the team.

04:19But our team is very good covering this tournament.

04:24Last game is very heartbroken but if we win the match, maybe we are very happy.

04:33So, this last game remaining for you guys is that you are taking on India.

04:37How confident are you to like end on a high?

04:40So, after the Sri Lanka match, we are very heartbroken.

04:43About this, two days we are not sleeping.

04:46Everyone cannot sleep.

04:47Okay.

04:48So, but now we are practicing like this.

04:52Last one month we like process today and yesterday also we practice like that.

04:58So, last month I was in India.

05:00So, we are thinking lots of, maybe we are having a lot of good things also like bowling,

05:06in the league and batting also.

05:07So, we work hard and then we will play a lot of good things.

05:11Yeah.

05:12India will be there.

05:13So, who do you think will be the biggest threat for you in the Indian team?

05:16Biggest?

05:17Threat for you.

05:18Threat.

05:19Yeah.

05:20In batting maybe Sriti Mandana and also the open air practical maybe practical also is a very good flow in the Indian team.

05:31And bowler also Deepti Sharma.

05:37Yes.

05:38Do you admire any specific Indian player?

05:41Me?

05:42Yeah.

05:43Any specific, any of your favorite do you have?

05:45My favorite player, Harman Kree.

05:46Harman Kree.

05:47Yes.

05:48And what do you like about her?

05:50When, in 2017.

05:51Yeah.

05:52So, she scored between 171 in Guinness, Australia.

05:57Yes.

05:58So, that after match.

06:00So, then to now, I follow her.

06:04My idol is Harman Kree.

06:07And every match I'm watching, I saw Harman Kree.

06:11So, Bolbert, Harman Kree.

06:13Like a similar, I follow two persons.

06:16So, lovely to speak to you Shubhana.

06:19I wish you very good luck to you again.

06:20Yes.

06:21Hope.

06:22The tournament has a beautiful view.

06:23Thank you so much.

06:25This is Rishabh Benibar from India Today.

06:26Thank you so much.

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