Karishma Ramharack is delighted that her excellent performances for West Indies Women led to her
being selected in the Most Valuable Team of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. The off-spinner was in the
team announced by the ICC following the conclusion of the tournament. She bowled well throughout and ended with five wickets at an impressive average of just 10 runs per wickets.
“It feels surreal to be named on the ICC Team of the World Cup. I’m really thankful for all the opportunities that have been presented to me to represent the West Indies. It’s a huge moment in my career and I will cherish it. Also, it pushes me to become better as the years go on. I just want to stay in the moment and enjoy all the love and support I have been receiving,” she told CWI Media from her home in Trinidad.”
“I want to keep making an impact with the ball and keep improving on myself. I have come a
long way from when I started… I have matured a lot and it’s about working on “me’ and how I can help the West Indies team grow … how we can develop and get better.”
Ramharack has been showing steady improvement and was among the leading performers for West Indies in the
tournament. In September 2021, she had career-best figures of 3-0-8-3 against South Africa at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, which helped bowl West Indies to victory. That was a significant point in her career,
and she also spoke of the confidence she gained from the encouraging advice from skipper Hayley Matthews.
Hayley, on field, just kept telling me to focus on putting
energy into every delivery and that really helped me bowl
an effort ball every time. I think the best advice throughout
the tournament was to stick to what’s working for me and
my style of bowling,” she said.
“At that stage against South Africa in Antigua, it did
help me as I hardly played games before … I’ve been
into some series recently in the World Cup and the
series versus New Zealand and England (at home) and
the Tri-nation Series in South Africa in the build-up to
the World Cup where I learned a lot. Those series and
bowling to some of the best batters in the world, as well
as bowling in the powerplay, really helped me with the
way I’ve performed in this T20 World Cup.”