‘Harmanpreet needs to play her natural game’
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur needs to stop thinking about the wickets falling around her and focus on playing her natural attacking game, believes former pacer Shikha Pandey, who says the batter can transform into a completely different player once she gets settled at the crease.
India are in a tricky position ahead of their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup clash against Bangladesh after suffering a defeat against South Africa in Manchester.
Speaking on JioStar’s ‘Game Plan’, Shikha and Veda Krishnamurthy analysed Harmanpreet’s strike rate, Jemimah Rodrigues’ form and the possible changes India could make to their playing XI.
Shikha felt a tweak in the batting order could help Harmanpreet regain her rhythm, suggesting the skipper could move up to number four while Jemimah Rodrigues drops down the order.
“Harmanpreet Kaur’s strike rate is a cause for concern for India’s middle order. If a wicket falls early, we have seen Yastika Bhatia Walk in, with Jemimah Rodrigues at number four. We might see Harman come in to bat at number four and Jemimah drop down to number five,” she said.
