Former India cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy on Wednesday stated that the Women in Blue will likely be “very dominant” within the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. Earlier on Wednesday, the Indian girls’s crew departed for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup begins from October 3 onwards. Speaking solely with Star Sports, Krishnamurthy shared her insights on India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup and stated that adjusting to the situations will likely be “essential”. She added that Harmanpreet Kaur’s facet will rely closely on spinners, particularly on Deepti Sharma.
“Adjusting to the situations is essential when enjoying within the UAE, particularly with this squad. Since the final event was in Bangladesh, not many modifications have been made. It’s a really spin-heavy crew, and we rely closely on spinners, notably Deepti Sharma, who has been a key bowler for us. With the quick bowlers, particularly Pooja Vastrakar coming in with the semi-new ball and hitting these exhausting lengths, it is labored effectively for India. It’s all about how they begin, and so they want Renuka to fireplace, whatever the situations. If they handle that, I feel India will likely be very dominant on this World Cup,” Krishnamurthy was quoted in a launch from Star Sports as saying.
In the final version of the T20 World Cup in 2022, India once more got here shut to creating historical past, storming into the semi-finals. However, Australia proved to be a stumbling block as soon as once more within the closing 4.
In the lead-up to the T20 World Cup, India has had combined outcomes. They misplaced the T20I sequence towards Australia and England earlier this 12 months, however Harmanpreet’s facet bounced again with two consecutive sequence wins towards Bangladesh.
In July, India’s T20I sequence towards South Africa resulted in a draw. In the Asia Cup 2024, India misplaced the ultimate to Sri Lanka, who remained unbeaten all through the event.
India will start their T20 World Cup marketing campaign towards New Zealand on October 4 at Dubai International Stadium. Before the event, India will play warm-up matches towards the West Indies and South Africa.
In the T20 World Cup final 12 months, Australia defeated South Africa at house by 19 runs to win their sixth title. Meanwhile, India made it to the semifinals, shedding to the Aussies by 5 runs.
Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan.
Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor.
Non-Travelling Reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra.
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