Gold Coast: Head Coach of Indian Women’s Team Ramesh Powar believe supreme stylish Smriti Mandhana She will be captaining the team at some point in the near future as she is being seen as a potential leader.
Mandhana was above all her batting colleagues and shoulder to shoulder during an otherwise disappointing series against Australia, in which India suffered a 5-11 loss on multiple format counts.
After the series ended, Powar said, “We are looking at her as a leader. At some point she will take the lead.”
However, he clarified that he is not setting any deadline for the change in leadership.
The 25-year-old Mandhana had one of her best series, where she scored 86 runs in ODIs, followed by 127 runs, her first century in Tests and then 52 in the final women’s T20I defeat.
The biggest reason for choosing Mandhana as a potential leader is that she is an inspiration to the young players of this team.
Powar heaped praise on the T20 vice-captain, saying, “She inspires a lot of young players in the team. Obviously, we will give her a high rating. The way she batted in Tests was amazing, especially in the light.” We knew she would be fine.” .
All these years, Powar had expected consistency from Mandhana and the Maharashtra batsman is finally showing signs of good things that can be expected in the future.
“One season (of consistency), she will be a different player. She gets a lot of time to play in leagues around the world. And that becomes an advantage because in India you don’t get that much playing time.”
Powar is happy that in both the England and Australia series, the team management has been able to give plenty of opportunities to the young players and the marginalized players.
“You need characters to win world Cup. We are standing at a juncture where Mithali and Jhulan will be out at some point. We tested young bowlers like Meghna Singh and Renuka Thakur. We wanted to test our players,” said the former India off-spinner.
Powar also made it clear that there is no room for complacency as leg-spinner Poonam Yadav came to know after consistently poor performances.
“If you are not playing your part, you will be sidelined. We don’t allow anyone to take his place. The players who had to sit out were given fair chances,” the coach said.
all rounder Deepti SharmaThe lack of firepower in the middle overs was a cause for concern and Powar told that the batting coach Shiv Sunder Das Working with Bengal player.
“Can’t change in 10 days. Batting coach SS Das is working with him,” he said.
Mandhana was above all her batting colleagues and shoulder to shoulder during an otherwise disappointing series against Australia, in which India suffered a 5-11 loss on multiple format counts.
After the series ended, Powar said, “We are looking at her as a leader. At some point she will take the lead.”
However, he clarified that he is not setting any deadline for the change in leadership.
The 25-year-old Mandhana had one of her best series, where she scored 86 runs in ODIs, followed by 127 runs, her first century in Tests and then 52 in the final women’s T20I defeat.
The biggest reason for choosing Mandhana as a potential leader is that she is an inspiration to the young players of this team.
Powar heaped praise on the T20 vice-captain, saying, “She inspires a lot of young players in the team. Obviously, we will give her a high rating. The way she batted in Tests was amazing, especially in the light.” We knew she would be fine.” .
All these years, Powar had expected consistency from Mandhana and the Maharashtra batsman is finally showing signs of good things that can be expected in the future.
“One season (of consistency), she will be a different player. She gets a lot of time to play in leagues around the world. And that becomes an advantage because in India you don’t get that much playing time.”
Powar is happy that in both the England and Australia series, the team management has been able to give plenty of opportunities to the young players and the marginalized players.
“You need characters to win world Cup. We are standing at a juncture where Mithali and Jhulan will be out at some point. We tested young bowlers like Meghna Singh and Renuka Thakur. We wanted to test our players,” said the former India off-spinner.
Powar also made it clear that there is no room for complacency as leg-spinner Poonam Yadav came to know after consistently poor performances.
“If you are not playing your part, you will be sidelined. We don’t allow anyone to take his place. The players who had to sit out were given fair chances,” the coach said.
all rounder Deepti SharmaThe lack of firepower in the middle overs was a cause for concern and Powar told that the batting coach Shiv Sunder Das Working with Bengal player.
“Can’t change in 10 days. Batting coach SS Das is working with him,” he said.
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