The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to take a name on whether or not the India ladies’s crew wants a brand new captain following their early exit from the continuing T20 World Cup within the UAE. For the primary time in recent times, the Indian crew led by Harmanpreet Kaur didn’t even attain the knockout phases as their look ahead to a silverware within the ICC occasions continued.
The Indian Specific understands that the BCCI will meet with the choice committee and head coach Amol Muzumdar to debate Harmanpreet’s future as a captain. It’s learnt that the assembly will happen earlier than the squad for the three-match ODIs in opposition to New Zealand starting October 24 is picked. Harmanpreet, by the way, took over as India’s T20 captain in 2016 after they didn’t make the semifinals of the event held at dwelling.
Underneath Harmanpreet, India have been making the knockouts and even made the ultimate of the 2020 version, however have struggled to cross the road. And this version, regardless of having a robust squad, India ended up shedding to New Zealand within the opening match that severely dented their possibilities of making the semifinals. And final Sunday, Australia knocked them out.
Although Harmanpreet’s place stays secure within the Indian aspect, there’s a risk that just a few help employees’s contracts could also be not renewed.
“The BCCI will definitely talk about whether or not to have a brand new captain on board going forward. The Indian board has offered the whole lot which the crew needed and we really feel it’s excessive time a brand new face leads the crew going forward. Harmanpreet will proceed to be an essential member of the crew however the BCCI feels it’s time for transition,” a supply within the Indian board stated.
With the following 50-over World Cup set to happen in India, it will be fascinating to see if the BCCI takes a name on the brand new captain earlier than the New Zealand sequence at dwelling. Such a name would imply the brand new captain has sufficient time to construct a squad for the World Cup.
On the T20 World Cup, the identical outdated issues surfaced once more as they ended up with simply two wins out of 4 matches. Although Harmanpreet performed her half with the bat, inconsistent batting hampered the Indian aspect proper by means of the marketing campaign.
The Indian crew had a few preparatory camps earlier than flying for the World Cup. They even went early to get acclimatised to the situations, which India believed would swimsuit their type of play. However the World Cup ended up being a event to neglect for India.
