The Indian men’s cricket team is currently on a tour of America and West Indies. Where Team India is playing the T20 World Cup and has also qualified for the Super 8 round. On the other hand, the Indian women’s cricket team has also started preparing for the Women’s T20 World Cup to be played in the month of October. The ODI series between India and South Africa is starting from June 16. Before this series, Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has given a big statement. According to her, Team India will gain momentum during the series against South Africa before the T20 World Cup.
Big statement of Harmanpreet
Harmanpreet said before the ODI series against South Africa that we are taking ODIs as an opportunity to prepare for T20 because we are playing a lot of T20 matches. In the ODI format, as a player, you have more time to assess yourself and the conditions. She said that it is good for us that we are getting opportunities to play more matches so that we are able to see our own performance.
What did the captain say about the fitness of the players?
Before the series against South Africa, there were concerns about the fitness of Team India’s top order batsman Jemima Rodrigues and bowler Pooja Vastrakar. But Harmanpreet dismissed the concerns and said that these players are fine and are also practicing in the nets. They are fit for the match. While Rodrigues was recovering from a back injury, Vastrakar was also injured. Harmanpreet said that the return of Rodrigues will strengthen the Indian team’s batting. She said that Jamie is fit. She is a very experienced player, she has been performing well for so many years. I think this is a very balanced batting team. We will perform well.
Team India’s squad for the ODI series
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Uma Chhetri (wicketkeeper), Dayalan Hemalatha, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana, Shreyanka Patil, Saiqa Ishak, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Priya Punia.
(Inputs from PTI)
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