Indian cricketer Shikha Pandey shared a heartfelt note,
which she wrote after receiving her white Test jersey ahead of the country’s
tour of England. She is a senior pace bowler who is currently undergoing a 14-day quarantine with other players in Mumbai’s bio-bubble. India will kick-start
the two-month-long tour with a one-off Test against England on June 16 in
Bristol. All the players received their jersey at the hands of skipper Mithali
Raj and veteran Pacer Jhulan Goswami.
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The cricketer shared the moment with her fans on twitter along
with her childhood picture.
Team India are preparing to face England in a Test match, a three-match ODI and a three-match T20I series starting June 16. The Test match is a significant as the Indian women are playing after seven years. The last test match
was played against South Africa in November 2014.
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Shikha has picked 36 and 73 wickets in 550 T20I’s and 52
ODI’s respectively. Despite representing India in more than 100 limited
overs game, she has played only two red-ball cricket matches for India and
picked four wickets.