Need to get balance in batting order to close out games: Harmanpreet kaur
Need to get balance in batting order to close out games: Harmanpreet kaur. The inability to close games has long been an issue for the Indian women’s cricket team. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur thinks finding the appropriate batting order balance is the key to fixing it.
India was well on track at 118 for 2 against Australia’s 162 in the final of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games before losing focus and being bowled out for 152 in 19.3 overs.
Declarations
“We are working on that.” I’m aware that we’ve been struggling with these issues for some time. On the eve of Saturday’s first Twenty20 International against England, Harmanpreet remarked, “We need to show some patience, and after a time, we will start getting the results also.”
That’s why we’ve included KP Navgire and Dayalan Hemalatha, two batters who can help you win the game this time. They’ve been productive in domestic cricket, scoring plenty of runs. “We need to have balance in our side in the lower order; when there is balance, things become simpler,” she said.
However, Harmanpreet thinks the visitors’ batting strategy needs to be adaptable. “We need to be somewhat adaptable when it comes to batting, as you sometimes have to take into account who is bowling and whose performance is better against her and whose can score those runs for us.
Statements
For the most part, we can be flexible with how we bat. According to the score of the matches, we will be accepting calls,” she explained. The right-handed batter sees the limited-overs trip as a chance to start over following the disappointing showing in Birmingham when they lost to England in the gold medal match. We had a great showing at the CWG, but now we’re starting over. Contrary to our expectations, England has historically performed well against us. It will be a really difficult task for us. Harmanpreet remarked, “(But) CWG has given us a lot of confidence.”
The Indian cricket team is in England for two weeks to play six white-ball matches (three Twenty20 Internationals and as many One-Day Internationals). Hove (September 10), Derby (September 13), and Bristol (September 15) are slated to host the T20s, while Hove (September 18), Canterbury (September 21), and Lord’s (September 22) will host the ODIs (September 24).
Nat Sciver, England’s stand-in captain, withdrew from the series to “concentrate on her mental health,” therefore the team will be without her.
But Harmanpreet argued that England still possesses sufficient firepower to compete with India. We will need to play excellent cricket if we hope to defeat them. “She (Sciver) is missing the game, but they still have a very talented squad. The past week has given us plenty of time to get ready. As things stand, we’re ready to move forward with the plan of action. We must live in the here and now.
Remark
When asked about the mental tiredness that modern players have from playing cricket all the time, Harmanpreet said, “Ups and downs are part of life, so when things are not going your way, it’s better to take a rest than pushing too hard.” As a squad, we always do everything we can to assist a player in need when we encounter such a predicament.
When I went through this before, with the constant demands of playing consecutive cricket matches, I stopped after the CWG to rest. Back-to-back cricket matches are taxing on one’s psyche.