5 women cricketers who play like their male counterparts

#1 Harmanpreet Kaur and Yuvraj Singh

Harmanpreet's high backlift, extensive follow-through and destructiveness are similar to those of Yuvraj

A lot has been said and written about Harmanpreet Kaur’s destructiveness that laid the foundation for India to canter home versus Australia in the World Cup semi-final. Many have ended up comparing her knock with that of Kapil Dev against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup.

However, for me, she was more reminiscent of one other Indian star player who goes by the name of Yuvraj Singh. That high back-lift, that extensive follow-through and that raw destruction that comes next – both Harmanpreet and Yuvraj are made of the same mould.

Both take some time to settle down and get the feel of the pitch before letting go, both prefer the midwicket region. There is no mechanical tinge to either of the two’s batting, it is as free-flowing as it gets. And to add to all of these, both Harmanpreet and Yuvraj are big-match players.