India start their T20 World Cup journey in Australia against the hosts, hoping to finally break their wait for a title in ICC tournaments,...
India start their T20 World Cup journey in Australia against the hosts, hoping to finally break their wait for a title in ICC tournaments, where they have come close but haven’t crossed the line yet.
Three semi-final appearances don’t make for bad reading but with the women’s team growing leaps and bounds over the years, expectations have set in ahead of the tournament Down Under.
Players don’t slip under the radar anymore. Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur are now household names, and deservedly so. Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues represent a fearless, youthful yet highly competitive side. As always, spin will be India’s trump card but pacers, led by the experienced Shikha Pandey, could have a big role to play.
Young, inconsistent, but Harmanpreet Kaur’s India have potential to go the distance
Kaur’s side will be hoping to win the event for the first time after semi-final showings in 2009, 2010 and 2018. Any team that can chase down 173 against Australia has to be viewed as a serious contender and a top four of Verma, Mandhana, Rodrigues and Kaur is arguably the tournament’s deadliest.
Here’s a look at at India’s 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2020.
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain)
India’s captain in the last two ICC events, Kaur grabbed the headlines...
