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Amol Muzumdar calls India vs Australia ODI series a trailblazer ahead of the Women’s World Cup, highlighting key performances by Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur in England.
Indian women’s team captain Hamranpreet Kaur ahead of three-match series against Australia (PTI)
Indian women’s team head coach, Amol Muzumdar, on Friday described the upcoming three-match series against Australia as a “real trailblazer” for the home side ahead of the Women’s World Cup, which starts on September 30 in Guwahati.
India is set to face Australia in a three-match ODI series, beginning on September 14, followed by matches on September 17 and September 20.
“I think this is real trail blazer for the World Cup. This is a very important series for us and we are looking forward to the series, playing against one of the top teams in the world. We had a lovely tour to England, we had positive results which we wanted and we are looking forward for the series,” Muzumdar said in a virtual press conference.
“In England we had the results, 2-1 in ODIs and we won the T20 series, first-ever result in England as far as T20 is concerned. It was a fantastic 40-day tour. We gelled really well, it was a great tam effort. Smriti (Mandhana) got a hundred in Trent Bridge and Harman (Harmanpreet Kaur) got a hundred in Durham.”
“Everyone contributed and that was the takeaway from the series. Radhya Yadav played a key role, Kranti Goud also contributed. All the boxes were ticked,” said Muzumdar.
The coach emphasised the need for a collective effort to excel in the World Cup.
“We have to make huge collective effort to be on the right side of the result.”
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Muzumdar also mentioned that India would use the three-match series against Australia as a crucial preparation for the mega-event.
“Preparation is the same but yes Australia have been a dominant force for so many years but we focus on our preparation and how we gonna execute them,” Muzumdar said.
“It’s always going to be pressure playing international cricket and these girls are now used to it. We played a lot of home series in the last few years and we are used to the expectations and the crowd pressure.
“As a team, we decide by the game and on the day and the combination will depend on this and we are looking forward to this series,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin…Read More
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin… Read More
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