Women’s T20 World Cup: The BCCI is giving the ladies’s cricket crew all the things they might probably want… They must carry out now, says Diana Edulji

I used to be very dissatisfied with the efficiency of the Indian ladies’s crew on the T20 World Cup in South Africa. This was a superb opportunity to win one other world title after the Under-19 crew gained the junior World Cup not too long ago. Unfortunately, the senior crew didn’t appear like robust contenders throughout their matches.

We have been fortunate that the Ireland recreation (India gained by 5 runs; DLS methodology) bought washed out, in any other case, we wouldn’t have reached the semifinals.

That stated, we didn’t give up as we did within the 2020 World Cup. We tried to battle however evident errors all through the event value us a spot within the ultimate. First was the fielding after which the bowling.

Spinners ineffective

It was shocking that our spinners, who’ve been our power, have gone underneath the radar. The spinners have utterly misplaced type. They have been as soon as our trump card.

Deepti Sharma. (BCCI)

Left-arm spinners are bowling with out a short-fine leg and deep sq.. All overseas gamers like to play sweep photographs. We have to alter in accordance with the scenario. These gamers at the moment are professionals. There is not any excuse now. BCCI’s motto needs to be carry out or perish. Don’t go by simply huge names anymore. Our fielding was not on top of things in all of the video games and the catching was very poor.

The two openers Shafali (Verma) and Smriti (Mandhana) are simply not performing. Smriti could have gotten two fifties however these knocks have been inconsequential. She has to take duty. It is a 20-over recreation and if we expect No. 7 and eight to do the job, then it’s unlucky. We have 4 batters within the crew, who’re all world-class. Now, it’s a excessive time we present the mirror to Shafali. She is younger, however simply because she is a youngster it doesn’t imply she will get away after batting poorly. She has performed within the senior crew for the previous 4 years. Shafali has simply thrown her wicket away.

Smriti Mandhana. (BCCI)

It is excessive time the BCCI takes robust calls. The BCCI is giving them all the things they might probably want. They have given them equal pay and the identical amenities. They must carry out now. In my period, we didn’t win a lot however we had self-discipline.

The batters additionally must work on their shot choice. For instance, there was no want for Jemimah Rodrigues to play that shot (try and play the ramp shot over the keeper) at that cut-off date. After all, she was the well-set batter at that time.

I agree with Naseer (Hussain) that Harman’s (Harmanpreet Kaur’s) effort was a schoolgirl’s effort. The bat was within the incorrect hand. She ought to have held her bat in her proper hand. Harman was jogging and the bat was in her left hand and it bought caught. Harman ought to have been in full stretch. Her wicket turned the sport. Also, they don’t know this tip-and-run recreation. Our batters solely imagine in hitting fours and sixes. But the variety of dot balls in between makes a giant distinction.

Stop musical chairs

Also relating to the help workers, the BCCI should cease the musical chairs that are happening and appoint individuals who will likely be accountable for the efficiency of the ladies’s crew.

The BCCI has spent quite a bit on the crew, so they need to be able to additionally pay the teaching workers and get good high quality coaches — a head coach, a fielding coach, a coach and others. A coach should set the parameters for normal Yo-Yo exams like the boys’s crew has achieved over time. The seniors within the crew should take duty for this semifinal exit as a result of this Australian crew appeared beatable.

Edulji is a former India captain. She spoke to Devendra Pandey