“It Wasn’t My Camera…”: Alyssa Healy Reveals Why She Clicked Indian Team’s Photo With The Trophy

India scripted history at Wankhede Stadium by beating the Australian women’s team in a Test match for the first time in history. The hosts chased down 75 runs with eight wickets left. But during the post-match presentation, something caught everybody’s attention.

Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian team, lifted the winning trophy and went straight to her team who were waiting for a photo-op. She handed the trophy to the team as they got ready to get clicked. But on the opposite end stood Alyssa Healy with a camera in her hand ready to capture the Indian team with their trophy.

The crowd in the stands cheered as everybody admired the Australian captain’s sportsman spirit. But why was Healy taking the Indian team’s photograph? The skipper herself revealed what happened during the ceremony.

“It wasn’t my camera,” Healy told the media during the post-match press conference.

“I was just pushing the cameramen back. So I thought I’d allow one of them to get up there nice and close. But I actually cut out half of the Indian team by accident. So I don’t think you’ll be using that one (laughs),” the Australian skipper added.

“ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE”

Healy summed up the experience of her first Test match in India as “tough and enjoyable”.

“A really enjoyable experience. I mean, it was tough work,” Healy said during the press conference.

“We knew it was going to be hard work coming over here, in particular, playing a one-off test series. There’s no real time to learn, to adapt, to find a style of play. So, we knew it was going to be a tough ask, but I’m really proud of our group and the fight that we showed at the end of the day,” the Australian skipper said.

“I think we probably had one bad day of cricket, which will cost you in a four-day game of cricket. But all in all, it was a really enjoyable experience. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice,” Healy added.

“No Rivalry with Harman”

The Australian skipper also cleared the air about her “rivalry” with the Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. Both the skippers shared a heated moment on Day 3 when Harman, who was bowling to Healy, threw the ball towards Healy to catch her out of her crease but the ball got deflected off Healy’s bat and went for a boundary. Harman appealed but the umpires signalled four. On the very next delivery, Harman took Healy’s wicket and gave her an aggressive send-off.

On being asked about that incident and her banters with Harman in the past, Healy said there’s no ‘rivalry’ as such between the two.

“I don’t necessarily think there is a rivalry. I think that we’re just two cricketers going at it. That’s basically the way that I’d sum it up,” said Healy.

“She’s obviously a passionate cricketer, so am I. That’s what happens when Australia plays India. It’s a good, hard contest. Yesterday was just probably an example of that,” Healy added.

Australia will now be eyeing the ODI series win against India which begins on 28th December at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.