"Please never retire"- Fans react after Jhulan Goswami's sensational opening spell in 1st ODI vs England in her farewell series

Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami (5-2-8-1) bowled a sensational opening spell in the first ODI of the 3-match series against England on Sunday, September 18, in Hove.

Her performance provided the Indian Women's team with a positive start in the ODI leg of the tour after they lost the T20I series last week.

Goswami has already announced that she will be bidding adieu to international cricket after the final ODI of the series at Lord's on September 24.

After India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and chose to field, Goswami and Meghna Singh justified her decision with a brilliant bowling display in the powerplay. England could muster only 26/2 in the first ten overs, of which the duo bowled five overs each and scalped one wicket apiece.

The seasoned pacer looked lethal with the new ball as she troubled the English top-order batters with immaculate lines and by extracting swing.

Fans took note of Goswami's performance and heaped praise on her for performing at an elite level even at the age of 39. They also requested the legendary pacer to reconsider her decision to retire.

Here are some of the best reactions from Twitter:

International wicket number 353 for Jhulan Goswami.

Still leading the wicket chart by a distance.

#JhulanGoswami | #ENGvIND | #ENGWvINDW

5-2-8-1 by Jhulan Goswami in the Powerplay, playing after a long gap still the class and accuracy are incredible.

Jhulan Goswami. Still the best, even in her last dance

Alice Capsey was born on 11 August 2004.

At that point Jhulan Goswami was already the leading ODI wicket-taker among India women pacers.

Jhulan Goswami is still killing it while getting ready to hang her boots. What a champion! #ENGvIND

5-2-8-1 By Jhulan Gosaami In the Powerplay. LEGEND 👏 🐐

#JhulanGoswami #INDvsENG

5-2-8-1 by #JhulanGoswami in the Powerplay, these figures are just incredible ❤️🙌

#indwvsengw

353rd wicket for #JhulanGoswami

Legend for a reason

#engvsind
#indvseng
#indwvsengw

Jhulan Goswami will be missed immensely

@ovshake42 Watching #JhulanGoswami bowl today has revived memories of watching #KapilDev bowl during his last full tour for India in NZ (1994). Like Jhulan, Kapil didn't look in mint condition from a physical perspective but was unerringly accurate.

Jhulan Goswami deserve as much respect as James Anderson.

@sthalekar93 @JhulanG10 How long we will hold her back... we can never get enough of Jhulan Goswami but ig she should be now allowed to enjoy her fair share of time beneath the sun outside the cricket field too 🙂

Jhulan Goswami 😳
5-2-8-1
wow, just incredible.
How good she is at this stage of her career!

#indwvsengw

Jhulan Goswami bowling at 111 kmph even at the age of 39 years 😲🤯

Greatest bowler in the history of Women's cricket 👏👏🙌🙌

Absolute legend of the game 🙏🙏

JHULAN GOSWAMI
Please never retire 😭🙌🙏❤

Oh godd !! How good she is at the age of 39 . Brilliant bowling 👏

#ENGvIND #INDvENG #cricket

The one and only, Jhulan Goswami back at it again! #ENGvIND https://t.co/hPHgXH9r3i

A 39-year-old returns to international cricket after nearly 6 months and delivers a sensational opening spell against the likes of Tammy Beaumont and Emma Lamb.
What an absolute legend Jhulan Goswami is! #ENGWvsINDW

Jhulan Goswami with a killer delivery to dismiss Tammy Beaumont.

Jhulan is SO DAMN GOOD.

#ENGvIND #INDvENG #indwvsengw

"Her inswingers have challenged me as well at NCA"- Rohit Sharma pays tribute to Jhulan Goswami

Speaking at a pre-match press conference ahead of the Australian series, Indian men's team captain Rohit Sharma paid tribute to Jhulan Goswami. He applauded her passion for representing the nation for such a long period and termed her an inspiration for the younger generations.

Rohit Sharma said:

"Jhulan Goswami is a legend. She has shown lots of passion for the country, it's an inspiration and learning for all the youngsters in the country - her inswingers have challenged me as well at NCA."

And it begins...

#JhulanGoswami | #ENGvIND https://t.co/uiBqv4ieFB

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