Harmanpreet Kaur covers her eyes with sunglasses during the post-game ceremony because she doesn’t want India to see her cry
As the Indian captain, Harmanpreet was required to fulfil the post-game broadcast obligations. She did so while sporting sunglasses to prevent “her country” from observing her sobbing after the devastating World Cup semi-final loss to Australia.
Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India, wore sunglasses to the post-game presentation. By no means was it a fashion statement. She did that in order to bury her tears. It was important to Harmanpreet that her “country not see her crying.” It revealed a lot about Harmanpreet as a cricket player, a leader, and most importantly, as a person. She overcame illness and gave it her all on the field; in fact, if this match hadn’t been a World Cup semifinal, she might not have even shown up. She stepped up to the plate like a demon-possessed woman. The right-hander put India in a commanding position and smacked the Australian bowlers all over the field, but he was unable to get them over the finish line. After the heartbreak of losing the ODI World Cup final in 2017 and the gold medal game at the Commonwealth Games the previous year, India was defeated by Australia by five runs in the semifinal in yet another heartbreaking last-over thriller.
That’s how good Harmanpreet was on Thursday in Newlands, Cape Town—it was India’s game, and it was her moment to shine. However, the unthinkable occurred when the country felt confident in dethroning the powerful Australians. In one of the strangest ways imaginable, Harmanpreet was run out. Her bat became stuck as she made a return trip for the second run in the fifteenth over. When India needed 40 off 32 balls, Harmanpreet was run out for 52 off 34 balls.
It dealt a grave blow. Australia regained its strength and began to exert its own pressure. Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, and Sneh Rana couldn’t handle it. India fell five short of Australia’s 172, and the locker room started to feel dejected. Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, and the other Indian players tried their best to hold back their tears as they watched Jemimah Rodrigues score a crucial 43 off 24 balls. However, none of them had the duty to look directly into the camera, unlike Harmanpreet. She had to fulfil her obligations for the post-game broadcast because she was the captain, so she did while sporting sunglasses.
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Harmanpreet told the broadcasters, “I promise, we will improve and won’t let our nation down like this again. I am wearing these glasses because I don’t want my country to see me crying.
“I can’t have been more unlucky than the way I ran out of money. Making the effort was more crucial. We talked about going all the way to the last ball. Although the outcome wasn’t in our favour, I am pleased with the way we competed in this tournament. Even if we lose some early wickets, we are confident in our strong batting order. Jemi deserves praise for the way she batted today. She gave us the inclination we needed, “She said after gathering herself.
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