I used to be very disillusioned with the efficiency of the Indian girls’s group on the T20 World Cup in South Africa. This was a great opportunity to win one other world title after the Beneath-19 group gained the junior World Cup lately. Sadly, the senior group didn’t appear like sturdy contenders throughout their matches.
We had been fortunate that the Eire sport (India gained by 5 runs; DLS technique) received washed out, in any other case, we wouldn’t have reached the semifinals.
That mentioned, we didn’t give up as we did within the 2020 World Cup. We tried to struggle however obvious errors all through the event price us a spot within the last. First was the fielding after which the bowling.
Spinners ineffective
It was stunning that our spinners, who’ve been our power, have gone below the radar. The spinners have fully misplaced type. They had been as soon as our trump card.
Deepti Sharma. (BCCI)
Left-arm spinners are bowling and not using a short-fine leg and deep sq.. All overseas gamers like to play sweep pictures. We have now to vary in response to the scenario. These gamers are actually professionals. There isn’t any excuse now. BCCI’s motto ought to be carry out or perish. Don’t go by simply massive names anymore. Our fielding was not up to speed in all of the video games and the catching was very poor.
The 2 openers Shafali (Verma) and Smriti (Mandhana) are simply not performing. Smriti might have gotten two fifties however these knocks had been inconsequential. She has to take accountability. It’s a 20-over sport and if we predict No. 7 and eight to do the job, then it’s unlucky. We have now 4 batters within the group, who’re all world-class. Now, it’s a excessive time we present the mirror to Shafali. She is younger, however simply because she is a teen it doesn’t imply she will be able to get away after batting poorly. She has performed within the senior group for the previous 4 years. Shafali has simply thrown her wicket away.
Smriti Mandhana. (BCCI)
It’s excessive time the BCCI takes powerful calls. The BCCI is giving them every part they might probably want. They’ve given them equal pay and the identical services. They should carry out now. In my period, we didn’t win a lot however we had self-discipline.
The batters additionally have to work on their shot choice. For instance, there was no want for Jemimah Rodrigues to play that shot (try and play the ramp shot over the keeper) at that time limit. In any case, she was the well-set batter at that time.
I agree with Naseer (Hussain) that Harman’s (Harmanpreet Kaur’s) effort was a schoolgirl’s effort. The bat was within the flawed hand. She ought to have held her bat in her proper hand. Harman was jogging and the bat was in her left hand and it received caught. Harman ought to have been in full stretch. Her wicket turned the sport. Additionally, they don’t know this tip-and-run sport. Our batters solely consider in hitting fours and sixes. However the variety of dot balls in between makes an enormous distinction.
Cease musical chairs
Additionally in relation to the help employees, the BCCI should cease the musical chairs that are going down and appoint individuals who can be accountable for the efficiency of the ladies’s group.
The BCCI has spent so much on the group, so they need to be able to additionally pay the teaching employees and get good high quality coaches — a head coach, a fielding coach, a coach and others. A coach should set the parameters for normal Yo-Yo exams like the boys’s group has finished over time. The seniors within the group must take accountability for this semifinal exit as a result of this Australian group appeared beatable.
Edulji is a former India captain. She spoke to Devendra Pandey