Work Ongoing In Fielding To Maintain Getting Higher: Jemimah Rodrigues Forward Of South Africa T20Is

India batter Jemimah Rodrigues mentioned on Thursday that the staff was focussing on enhancing its fielding, dubbing the division as a “game-changer”, forward of the three-match Girls’s T20I collection towards South Africa. “We’ve readability in our plans throughout the three departments. The work is ongoing in fielding to maintain getting higher as a result of it’s one division that could be a game-changer,” she mentioned in the course of the pre-match press convention forward of the opening T20I towards the Proteas in Chennai on Friday.

The 23-year-old’s fielding effort in the course of the one-off Take a look at towards South Africa right here was lauded when she took a diving catch within the second innings to do away with Delmi Tucker.

She praised head coach Amol Muzumdar’s no-nonsense strategy in the direction of health and fielding.

“Since Amol sir has come, now we have been listening to the identical factor in each staff assembly — health and fielding are non-negotiable. And, it’s one thing now we have particularly been engaged on,” she mentioned.

“Through the camp (at NCA), there have been health periods at 7am after which there have been fielding periods within the night.

“In fielding, the Indian ladies’s cricket staff is setting excessive requirements. We’ll proceed to do all the things to take care of it. We’ll work onerous and the outcomes will come.” The three-match T20I collection shall be India’s remaining preparation earlier than the Asia Cup (T20) and the T20 World Cup.

Jemimah additionally mentioned the expertise gained in the course of the Girls’s Premier League will come in useful in the course of the World Cup.

“The very best half about our staff is that it has been a constant staff for a really very long time, having performed quite a lot of matches collectively. Additionally, having the WPL expertise is a plus,” she added.

“The primary WPL (in 2023) had fairly a couple of inexperienced ladies, however coming into this 12 months’s WPL, enjoying on the low and turning pitches of Delhi, much like Bangladesh, the women shall be taking in quite a lot of confidence heading into the World Cup.” The Girls’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to be hosted in Bangladesh from October 3 to twenty October.

The wicket of Chepauk shall be fascinating to look out for, given how a belter was offered for the Take a look at that noticed each groups scoring over 600 runs.

Jemimah mentioned India can have a transparent plan for the T20I collection right here the place they thrashed South Africa by 10 wickets to win the one-off Take a look at just lately after scoring 600-plus runs within the first innings “Who mentioned Chennai is just not excessive scoring? We acquired to attain 500 runs within the opening day of the Take a look at, which speaks rather a lot concerning the wicket right here. We’ll assess the circumstances after which go about it. Trying on the pitch at this time, it felt like an ideal wicket to bat on. Nevertheless, we’ll by no means know until the ball is bowled.

Will look to play our most certainly aspect for World Cup: Wolvaardt

South African skipper Laura Wolvaardt mentioned that she would look to area her finest enjoying XI in the course of the T20 collection towards India, provided that it was her staff’s final alternative earlier than the World Cup to streamline issues.

“Clearly, we shall be seeking to play the strongest XI we will. The staff has plans main as much as the World Cup, be it bowling or batting choices and nail down totally different mixtures,” she mentioned.

“We’ve tried some issues and given children alternatives in the previous couple of T20I collection. However for this tour, we shall be seeking to play our greatest aspect and the most certainly aspect to be enjoying within the World Cup.

South Africa used loads of spin choices in the course of the one-off Take a look at towards India and the skipper mentioned the experiment with spin would proceed within the collection towards India.

“It is a good time to see if we might maybe use extra spin within the powerplay and the dying. Though we typically bowl spin within the center overs, it may very well be a great time to experiment with a few issues.

“India will play quite a lot of spinners and can most likely bowl spin all through the innings. However, all of it is dependent upon the circumstances that unfold, and the way spin-friendly it is on the market,” she added.

(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)