Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, uncapped power-hitters Kiran Prabhu Navgire and Dayalan Hemlata, who’re within the Indian squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of England, can fill the “team gap” within the slog overs.
Navgir, who scored the quickest fifty within the Women’s T20 Challenge in May, acquired India’s first call-up for the three-match T20 International. Off-spin all-rounder Hemlata was known as again after two years because of a powerful home season named in each the T20I and ODI groups for the tour of England.
“We have added two new batsmen KP (Navgire) and Hemlata. We can work on these two players who have that skill. They can bring a lot to the team,” stated Harmanpreet of their pre-departure digital media interplay.
“He has the power, the skill. If we can work on him and add some more skills to his individual game that will really help our team fill the gaps that the team is lacking right now.” For Nagaland Maharashtra batsman Navgire first made headlines earlier this yr when she scored an unbeaten 162 in opposition to Arunachal Pradesh within the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy.
Hemlata, who final performed a T20I in 2019, had a fruitful dwelling season, ending fourth on the T20 run chart with 272 runs – essentially the most for a participant batting outdoors the highest three.
He stated, ‘I’ve seen the way in which I batted within the home season. This is the best platform for them to carry one thing which the group was missing. No matter what format you play, you want a minimum of six batsmen,” stated Harmanpreet. “We were lacking in the field because we didn’t have those batsmen. But now we have added two more batsmen (KP and Hemlata). We want to give them a chance,” stated the Indian skipper.
India’s tour of England begins on September 10 and can encompass three T20Is and three ODIs. With the T20 World Cup scheduled in February subsequent yr, Harmanpreet stated the group administration want to give “maximum opportunities” to everybody to establish the core of the group. “As for me, I’m actually excited to present an opportunity to children who’ve only recently entered the group. It is essential to present equal probabilities to all of the gamers. We have round 30 gamers.
“Before the World Cup, if they can get equal chances, then you have a fair idea of selecting the team. We will definitely try some new things as well as give equal opportunities so that we can make a good team.” Tania Bhatia and Richa Ghosh are the 2 designated wicket-keepers for the T20I aspect as there was no place for Yastika Bhatia, who made an look within the last of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games as a concussion substitute.
However, Yastika retained her place within the ODI group together with Tania. “The role of wicketkeepers is completely different in both the formats. In ODIs, you need someone who can bat longer, who can come and give you a quick start. That is why we are trying two different keepers in the two formats,” Harmanpreet defined. The T20Is would be the Indian group’s first project since successful the historic silver medal on the Commonwealth Games earlier this month. “I used to be not completely satisfied after dropping the ultimate… It was a match we may have simply gained. But after we returned dwelling with folks appreciating our efficiency, I felt higher.
“It was really nice keeping in mind that this was our first Commonwealth Games and the way the team played overall was good. We want to continue the same approach,” she concluded.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
