Harmanpreet to continue as India captain? India coach opens up after T20 World Cup exit
Women's T20 World Cup, INDW vs AUSW: India head coach Amol Muzumdar addressed questions over Harmanpreet Kaur's future as captain following India's early exit from the Women's T20 World Cup.
India head coach Amol Muzumdar has backed Harmanpreet Kaur to continue as captain despite India's early exit from the Women’s T20 World Cup. On Sunday, June 28, India suffered a six-wicket defeat to Sophie Molineux's Australia in their first-ever Women's T20I at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground.
After the match, Muzumdar was asked whether India would persist with Harmanpreet as captain. While he said the final decision rests with the selectors, the former India domestic stalwart backed the veteran to continue leading the side.
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“Do you expect Harmanpreet to remain as captain,” the journalist added.
"It's up to the selectors to decide the captain. My short and sweet answer would be yes,” Muzumdar said in the post-match press conference.
MUZUMDAR POINTS INDIA’S AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT
Muzumdar said India need to improve their bowling and fielding while adopting a more aggressive batting approach after their semifinal exit. He admitted the team could have scored an extra 15-20 runs against Australia but expressed confidence that the inexperienced bowling attack would develop into a much stronger unit over the next 18 months.
"If I have to pinpoint the key areas from the entire tournament, I think we really need to work on our bowling and fielding. We also need to be a little more aggressive with the bat. Maybe we could have had an extra 15-20 runs as a cushion,” Muzumdar said.
Having said that, if you look at our bowling attack, it's still very inexperienced at the international level. I've said this before as well, give us 18 months and this bowling attack will be a very different one,” Muzumdar added.
India began their campaign with convincing wins over Pakistan and the Netherlands before suffering their first defeat against South Africa in Manchester. They kept their semifinal hopes alive by beating Bangladesh at Old Trafford. However, in a must-win clash against Australia, India posted 170 for four, but the Aussies chased down the target with five balls to spare, knocking Harmanpreet Kaur's side out of the tournament.
India head coach Amol Muzumdar has backed Harmanpreet Kaur to continue as captain despite India's early exit from the Women’s T20 World Cup. On Sunday, June 28, India suffered a six-wicket defeat to Sophie Molineux's Australia in their first-ever Women's T20I at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground.
After the match, Muzumdar was asked whether India would persist with Harmanpreet as captain. While he said the final decision rests with the selectors, the former India domestic stalwart backed the veteran to continue leading the side.
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“Do you expect Harmanpreet to remain as captain,” the journalist added.
"It's up to the selectors to decide the captain. My short and sweet answer would be yes,” Muzumdar said in the post-match press conference.
MUZUMDAR POINTS INDIA’S AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT
Muzumdar said India need to improve their bowling and fielding while adopting a more aggressive batting approach after their semifinal exit. He admitted the team could have scored an extra 15-20 runs against Australia but expressed confidence that the inexperienced bowling attack would develop into a much stronger unit over the next 18 months.
"If I have to pinpoint the key areas from the entire tournament, I think we really need to work on our bowling and fielding. We also need to be a little more aggressive with the bat. Maybe we could have had an extra 15-20 runs as a cushion,” Muzumdar said.
Having said that, if you look at our bowling attack, it's still very inexperienced at the international level. I've said this before as well, give us 18 months and this bowling attack will be a very different one,” Muzumdar added.
India began their campaign with convincing wins over Pakistan and the Netherlands before suffering their first defeat against South Africa in Manchester. They kept their semifinal hopes alive by beating Bangladesh at Old Trafford. However, in a must-win clash against Australia, India posted 170 for four, but the Aussies chased down the target with five balls to spare, knocking Harmanpreet Kaur's side out of the tournament.
