Annerie Dercksen absorbing the World Cup expertise

 South Africa all-rounder Annerie Dercksen got here into the Women’s ODI World Cup as one of many brightest kids within the recreation.

Having been an everyday in ODI cricket within the months main as much as the match, her exclusion from the taking part in 11 within the first three video games raised eyebrows.

The 24-year-old was lastly introduced into the fold in opposition to Bangladesh, the place she couldn’t shake off the rust and fell cheaply.

Dercksen, nonetheless, stays unbothered in regards to the lack of taking part in time. Instead, she is simply desirous to get her fingers on the trophy.

“For me, the primary aim is to win the World Cup,” she instructed The Hindu.

Dercksen can also be having fun with life in India and was mighty impressed with the environment right here on the ACA-VDCA Stadium throughout South Africa’s win over India.

“The followers right here have been completely superb. The final 10 overs when Richa Ghosh was scoring in opposition to us, it was extremely loud. The stadium wasn’t even half full, and I couldn’t hear the particular person sitting subsequent to me,” she remarked.

“This has been an unbelievable expertise. I don’t know if there are higher followers wherever on the planet. It’s been completely superb. People are cool. It’s been like the perfect expertise I’ve most likely had world wide.”

While enthusiastic about representing her nation, Dercksen can also be properly conscious of her obligations.

“It’s a dream come true. I at all times needed to characterize my nation. I simply thought it may be in netball. When you’re away from residence, you don’t realise the affect you will have on kids again residence. Our final aim is to encourage younger ladies and even younger boys to take up cricket and begin taking part in the game that all of us love,” she stated.

“The males gained the Test mace [World Test Championship] not too long ago and take a look at the affect it had on the entire nation. We know that we’ve obtained an enormous duty and we’re attempting our greatest to make the nation proud. I feel typically you don’t realise that 60 million individuals are you and rooting for you”.