India’s T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has given credit to head coach Ramesh Powar to change the mindset and approach of the team. The Indian women team were not in the best of the forms as they had lost the three-match ODI series against Australia at home. Furthermore, they were knocked out of the T20I tri-series against England and Australia.
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Moreover, they also lost to Bangladesh in the final of the Asia Cup and could not defend their title for the first time. Thus, the onus was on the team to turn the tide. India’s former spinner Ramesh Powar took over the reins of coaching and since then it has been a different story.
Indian team is in great form.
The Women in Blue were invincible in the group stages as they won all the four matches to top Group A in the ongoing ICC Women World T20. Harmanpreet Kaur led side won against New Zealand, Pakistan, Ireland, and Australia to set up their semifinal clash against England.
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“We have better plans and we can aim bigger now. The self-belief (is different). I can give credit to Ramesh (Powar), because from the time he joined our team, our mindset and approach have totally changed,” Harmanpreet said on the eve of the semi-final against England.
Meanwhile, India had lost the final of the previous Women World Cup against England. However, the Indian skipper said they must live in the present as the team is doing well in the ongoing tournament.
“We need to live in the present. At present, we’re doing really well, I think. Other than thinking about the past, we just need to think what we need to do in the next game,” she played down on the revenge part.
“We’re taking it as another game. We just need to focus on what we have done well in the last league games and those things we need to just continue now,” Kaur concluded.
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India is in fine form and would look to carry the impetus in the semifinal clash against the English side. The second semifinal is between reigning champions Windies and Australia. The final will take place on November 24 whereas both the semifinals will take on November 23 at Antigua.