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Sthalekar said the elation of a sixth World Cup triumph

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Press Trust of India
Last Updated : Feb 18 2013 | 2:30 PM IST
is yet to sink in. "It was what I wanted to do. I hoped that we would get to the final and raise the trophy and it's probably going to take next few days for it to really sink in." Part of the 2005 World Cup winning team, Sthalekar said this unit was completely different from what it was back then. "It's a completely different team. In 2005 I was fortunate enough to be part of team that had some real legends of the game. This team, it's nice to have (players) at the start of their career. "I am going to sit back and watch the group of these young girls take the game to the next level. The future legends of the game and to have played alongside them is quite special," she said. Sthalekar made her international debut in 2001 and played eight Tests, 125 ODIs and 54 T20 International matches. In her career spanning close to 12 years, she amassed 416 Test runs, 2728 ODI runs and 769 T20 runs and has two World Cups under her belt. Sthalekar was also the first woman to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in ODIs. Her bowling statistics are equally impressive, having claimed 23 wickets in Tests, 146 in ODIs and 60 in T20s. Sthalekar is currently ranked number one T20 all-rounder and bowler in the world and holds the number two ranking for ODI all-rounders and bowlers. Asked if she would have liked to play the one-Test Ashes series, Sthalekar said, "I think I have been fortunate to be a part of a number of Ashes campaign. Been fortunate to win the Ashes when we regained it a couple of years ago...So there was no point continuing it on for the sake of a Test match. I have played a number of them and I have been thankful for those opportunities." MORE

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First Published: Feb 18 2013 | 2:30 PM IST

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