“As they say, the wounded lion took a step back to make a big jump.”
“HU BANNE Hi gets to Liye Hain. Tehraav Ayega, but HUD naje naje bhoolone (
No, you came across a Bollywood script. These were lines supplied by Amanjot Kaur at press conferences for several months. The 25 -year -old versatile, fearless in and off the field, quickly became known for her Rajinikant Punchlines as her cricket skills. At the beginning of this year, she used a flying quote to explain how she remained motivated during a six -month release of injuries. The lion analogy in the meantime came on Tuesday in Guwahati during Indian Opener at the Women’s World Championship.
Amanjot, as well as for her Rajinikant Punchlines as her cricket, shows up as fun of the field.
The Barsapara Guwahati stadium buzzed with expectations. India, hosts, sent to the bat for the overcast afternoon. Thousands have appeared to watch women in blue with the center. Many people who wear the iconic shirt to Small Mandhan no.18 expected other big shifts from the supervisor opener, which was in the form of her life leading to the tournament.
Mandhana, however, lasted only 10 supplies. 20. Through, the air has embodied. Although Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol tried to rebuild, Sri Lankan left the spinner inoka Ranweer changed everything to the only devastating. The Rodrigues was defeated by pulling. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur followed almost immediately. Big-bitting Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh remembered.
India lost four goals in the four runs. Liect table reads 124 for 6. The first day of the home championship, the disaster appeared.
Rescue law
That was the moment Amanjot came in. No nerves, no panic – just intention. At the age of 25, in the early stages of her international career, every piece of players for the stage looked like her during her rescue law in debut T20i.
Inde vs SL highlighting
With Deepti Sharma at the other end, Amanjot took control. Her first moves were measured, each of which released India from the brink. Then came a counterattack: powerful loft images, elegant discs and a touch of unorthodox taste. The daughter of the carpenter of Chandigarh shouted her masterpiece.
Her 57 out of 56 balls combined raw muscles with fine touch. Together with Deepta sewed a 103-run stand and transformed the tension into a triumph. When the bat raised fifty for her girl, Guwahati exploded. India is eventual 269 in rain 47 47 breaks owed its timing, courage and intention.
The test was far from over. When Renuka Singh rested, Amanjot got a new ball. Half of the shifts on the fold did not exhaust her; She got charged as if she were waiting for this moment. Once she struck, bowed six stable crosses and ended with 1 for 37 – not spectacular but symbolic.
Rajinikanth of Press Conferences
Like some of the best versatile, Amanjot bats with boasting, bowls with bite and energy field. And there is something extra in its armory – the fourth dimension: own microphone.
Amanjot treats press conferences as an extension of the theater on the pitch. Her disposable lines have a bite of punch dialogues, which could be Rajinikanth proud. When her blockbuster line was reminded at the beginning of this year, she had another one ready for printing:
“As they say, the wounded lion will take a step back to make a big jump. You made me famous for my one -time line,” Amanjot said as he asked about her absence in the home series against Australia at the beginning of this month.
In Guwahati there was a blow in every answer.
“You can’t say that India had trouble. I should have been tap. You can’t come to the conclusion so soon,” she said as she asked for an uncertain position of India at 124 for 6.
“Fifty overs are a long game, so it is possible that the first 10 breaks are not our way, preferring the second team, but another 10 overs can go for our favor. We will take this game according to the game. One day we did well and we have won for another eight days.
Amanjot flirted with danger. Since she walked in, she broke through with Flair. She was dropped three times, but, as they say, Fortune favors brave.
Amanjot asked about her fearless approach said:
“The cricket is just that; it’s very unpredictable. If I played slowly and step out, you would say I wasted the balls and I didn’t get any runs. So cricket.
Regarding whether the days of bad luck was finally ended, reflected to drop catches, was philosophical:
“No, it wasn’t bad luck. I felt very good that I got off that year; I learned a lot. You can get hurt as a failure, but in the eight months I learned more than in my six -year career. Enough for you and the team.”
100 percent or nothing
Amanjot Kaur, fast versatile, is a rare commodity (AP Photo)
Behind the taste is a story carved from resistance. Amanjot knows the failures: fracture of stress, tear of the ligament, six months after the game in 2024. After debut in 2023, Amanjot quickly made a mark. With a rare ability to mix the pace and hit long balls with versatile loads became regular in the white balls regular for India. Disaster, however, hit when the failure injured it from a potential place in the T20 World Cup group last year.
Amanjot took advantage of the time from the game for fresher perspectives. It wasn’t an easy ride to the top. Her father, a wood supplier and a carpenter, gave up the job of the supplier and stuck to the carpentry work, approaching his house to avoid long travel in an effort to ensure that he dropped her daughter and lifted her out of her academy.
Her mentor-cum-coach in Nagesh Gupta, with whom she worked since she was 16, was a pillar of support.
During her six -month break she had Nagesh with her. Tanuja Lele, a coach of strength and fitness, worked with her considerably. At BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru, she was given the opportunity to communicate with as Suryakumar Yadav and Riyan Parag and discuss the game.
At the beginning of this year she returned to the game in the women’s trophy Odi Challenger Trophy and had a versatile impact. Then came WPL. In the absence of Poooja Vastrakar, Amanjot had the opportunity to be the Indian first selection of the team. She joined work, average 42 with a bat over 10 matches and raised five goals.
Then came a breakthrough tour in England early this year. India was 31 for 3 in the T20i in Bristol before Amanjot broke the wrestling-playing knocking 61 from only 43 balls.
After the heights of the stellar contribution in the Indian victory of the T20i series, the ODI team was not part of the ODI team.
She even decided to sit on Australia in front of the World Cup and invite whispering of fresh injury. This week has made a record.
“I don’t have such an injury, but I had to know that my body needed a little rest. I wanted to be fresh for the World Championship. I had a discussion with coaches and we did a few scans. I told them I didn’t feel so good in bowling because I don’t want to give only 80-90% when I play for India.
“That’s what I told my coach that if you are going to choose me for the World Championship, then my body needs to rest because I don’t want to go to the World Championship with a tired body, then it’s useless,” she added.
It was delivered in the same tone as its launching – direct, unwavering, full of intention.
It is the ability of amonjot to learn from your bad days, leading it forward.
Behind the mask of the toughness she carried with Flair on Tuesday was the nerves. Her first game at the World Championship. India has trouble. But for someone like Amanjot, chopped heavy days and life lessons, the only option was to stay at the moment and do what was necessary.
“Rehab taught me to be patient and very grateful. The fact that we have anything is enough, every time you don’t need more. So today, what was needed, God gave me a chance to do it too much and I did.”
God gave her a chance, though a year later, and Amanjot trapped it in his own inimitable way.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
October 1, 2025
