Girls’s cricket crew head coach Amol Muzumdar with captain Harmanpreet Kaur handle the pre-departure press convention forward of the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024, in Mumbai, on September 24, 2024.
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The sensation of close to misses has haunted Harmanpreet Kaur for lengthy however the Indian captain feels that her crew has ticked all of the containers in its bid to cross the road within the Girls’s T20 World Cup starting within the UAE from October 3.
Because the match’s inception in 2009, India have managed to succeed in the ultimate solely as soon as — in 2020 once they misplaced to nemesis Australia. India have additionally performed Girls’s ODI World Cup last in 2017. Harmanpreet has been part of each groups and led within the 2020 T20 World Cup.
“That is the perfect crew we’re going ahead with. The gamers have been enjoying collectively for a very long time. For us we got here so shut final time and misplaced in semis (2023).
“We’ve ticked all of the containers by way of preparation in comparison with the small issues weren’t there possibly in earlier editions,” stated Harmanpreet on the pre-departure press convention for the T20 World Cup starting October 3.
India haven’t had sport time since finish of July once they surprisingly completed runners-up to Sri Lanka within the Asia Cup.
That they had an intensive preparatory camp on the NCA the place the gamers spent a variety of time on health and fielding, areas the place the crew has been discovered wanting prior to now.
The convention was additionally attended by head coach Muzumdar and chief selector Neetu David additionally made a uncommon look.
“Through the Asia Cup, we performed good cricket, one odd day issues didn’t go to plan,” stated Harmanpreet, who has been a part of all of the T20 World Cup which were staged until date.
She has performed so many international occasions in a profession spanning near decade and half however feels that she is as excited as her maiden World championship.
“I do know I’ve performed so many World Cups however I’ve the identical pleasure as I had after I was 19,” the 35-year-old skipper stated.
The principle problem will come from England and Australia, who’ve discovered a technique to beat India in ICC occasions even from tough conditions.
“We will beat any crew and Australia know that very nicely. They know if there’s one crew that may beat them it’s us,” stated Harmanpreet.
Focussed on enhancing athletic skill in coaching camp
Head coach Muzumdar shed extra gentle on the crew’s focus areas through the coaching camp in Bengaluru.
“We did determine just a few issues (after the loss to Sri Lanka) and we went about within the subsequent camp. We first had a health and fielding camp. Then we had a ten day abilities solely camp. We introduced in a sports activities psychologist additionally (Mughda Bawre). She has been improbable with the group.
“We targeted on enhancing athletic skill, all-round fielding skills, there have been yoga classes and psychological classes had been added.” On lack of sport time, he stated: “We’re ready for all the pieces. Within the abilities camp, we had nets and 5 video games in 10 days time. We’ve ticked all of the containers so far as preparation is worried,” stated Muzumdar.
He additionally displayed supreme confidence within the batting division, which does not have the firepower possessed by the likes of Australia and England.
“Our high six are the perfect. Their types and mannerisms are completely different. Quantity three we’ve recognized however we’ll reveal that when eleven is introduced. In T20s, quantity three units sport the up, in any kind truly, “So far as the situations are involved, it is going to be just like India. Begin of the season they may very well be further bounce particularly in Dubai however local weather can be identical to India.” The occasion was shifted to the UAE from Bangladesh due unrest within the South Asian nation.
Chief selector David added: “We’ve performed what’s the greatest for the crew. The bench energy can be wanting good. Shadow excursions (India A excursions) are additionally serving to on that entrance,” she stated.
For the document, India A ladies carried out disastrously in Australia.
Printed – September 24, 2024 05:37 pm IST
