Harmanpreet Kaur has the vary of photographs wanted to manage a sport and may bat at No 3 as India ought to take a look at rejigging its mixture heading into the T20 World Cup, stated former captain Anjum Chopra on Wednesday.
The trendy batter of yesteryears can also be anxious concerning the bowling assault not being penetrative sufficient in crunch video games.
Chopra stated whereas there are various choices for India at No 3, skipper Kaur shouldn’t deprive herself of longer batting hauls.
“I’ve at all times felt that Harman ought to play at No 3. I’ve advised her additionally. However after all, relying upon the state of affairs, and, each participant’s consolation is (additionally) there,” Chopra advised PTI in an unique interview.
“She is a type of gamers, who can management the sport and may have extra time, slightly than coming in later after which swinging her bat. Why cut back the variety of deliveries?,” she stated.
Chopra blamed lack of problem for the Indian crew till the Asia Cup ultimate as the explanation behind loss within the ultimate.
“Even when they’ve received this Asia Cup, it will have been like ‘oh, we’re a greater crew’. However as a result of they didn’t, they bought a wake-up name and I hope it’s a wake-up name. Not in a nasty approach however in a great way,” she stated.
Chopra stated whereas there are various choices for India at No 3, Harmanpreet Kaur shouldn’t deprive herself of longer batting hauls.
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Chopra stated whereas there are various choices for India at No 3, Harmanpreet Kaur shouldn’t deprive herself of longer batting hauls.
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“They weren’t challenged and every time they had been, it was okay, it wasn’t like digging in deep to return out victorious. When Sri Lanka posed a problem to them, particularly after successful in opposition to Pakistan (within the semifinal), they had been a crew on a excessive.”
“As soon as (Vishmi) Gunaratne was run out in confusion with (Chamari) Athapaththu after which the second wicket fell, I believed they’re lacking on the barrel. However for Sri Lanka to bounce out of that scenario and win convincingly, that was a excessive,” she continued.
Pointing at Sri Lanka’s latest enchancment, Chopra stated India has so much to work upon as a crew.
“We misplaced 2-1 to England. We misplaced 2-1 to Australia. We had been challenged by South Africa. Once we go to the Asia Cup, there are different groups additionally difficult us,” she stated.
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“Sri Lanka didn’t even qualify for the 2022 World Cup in New Zealand as a result of they didn’t have any cricket for two-and-a-half years throughout Covid. However look the place they’re now.” She had a easy query for every person. Has Harmanpreet and her band improved as a crew? The reply is a combined one.
“Has our crew proven that sort of development and enchancment? Sure, to a sure extent. However are we nonetheless plugging in these gaps whereby we aren’t conceding defeat,” she questioned.
“The rationale why we misplaced the Asia Cup ultimate (was) as a result of we’re nonetheless not plugging these gaps,” she stated.
“Sure choices are clearly not beneficial. Sure assets that we now have on the disposal should not beneficial. You need to make do with what you have got, which might be not fairly there proper now to turn out to be world leaders,” she stated.
Chopra cited bowling as one in every of India’s greatest considerations in the intervening time.
Anjum Chopra cited bowling as one in every of India’s greatest considerations in the intervening time.
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Anjum Chopra cited bowling as one in every of India’s greatest considerations in the intervening time.
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“Look, we now have a Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami (in males’s crew). When we now have these bowlers round, we boast of a bowling lineup like nobody on this world and this wasn’t achieved in a single day,” she stated.
“I’m not saying that in a single day we may have these sort of high quality bowlers within the ladies’s crew as properly. We’re enjoying with solely 5 bowlers. Now that one bowler has a nasty day, we’re challenged,” she stated.
Bowling choices in India are restricted, she accepted.
“Perhaps we don’t have the choices. Perhaps as a result of gamers are injured, they don’t seem to be there. Perhaps the ability stage has dropped for all these gamers who’re injured or whether or not they’ve dropped off the radar. We do have a superb bowling line-up however we don’t have a penetrative bowling line-up,” she stated.
Chopra additionally questioned the absence of frontline India gamers from the continuing collection in opposition to Australia ‘A’, citing the presence of Tahlia McGrath.
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“We’ve not carried out properly in Australia. India A is enjoying there. Meghana Singh is enjoying, who will not be thought of (for choice) even when she’s round Indian crew. (Then) why is she enjoying there?” she stated.
“Why is Titas Sadhu not part of this? Why is Sobhana Asha not part of India A? I believed Jemimah Rodrigues ought to have been there on this crew enjoying in Australia. Why is she not there? “(Those that have) simply stepped out of the South African collection and haven’t gone for ‘The Hundred’. Tahlia McGrath is main Australia, why isn’t any India present India participant part of that?”
“We have to do a little bit of our mixture reassessment once more and hope that just a few gamers come into this lineup as choices. We undoubtedly want all-rounders, extra bowling choices and we undoubtedly want agile fielders as properly,” she stated.