New Delhi: The disappointment was evident for India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her team after their hopes of reaching the knockouts were lifted. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup The 58-run defeat against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday was a huge blow.
India, who entered the tournament as one of the favorites for the title, now face a tough challenge against arch-rivals Pakistan. Pakistan are full of confidence after a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in their opening game.
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India’s next match is important against Pakistan, whom they have defeated 12 times in 15 matches. Although India has a strong historical record against Pakistan, they cannot afford to become complacent.
former captain of india Anjum Chopra He believes the pressure will be on India, but Harmanpreet and her team know how to turn things around.
“Harmanpreet is not the only one under pressure. As a player and captain, Harman has been in such scenarios and situations before. I don’t think she will be under pressure, but the players in the team who have not performed to their potential or have not performed well in the past. Players who performed poorly in the game might be feeling pressure and wondering how they can turn things around,” Anjum told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview.
The former player said, “Everyone will be thinking in their own corner how they can perform better and get India’s campaign back on track. Everyone in the team needs to work aggressively, hone their skills.” And need to be ready for the next game against Pakistan.” The captain said.
India is in Group A along with Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
India will now have to win all three of their remaining group stage matches – against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia – to have any realistic chance of qualifying for the knockouts.
Anjum stressed that India should leave behind their disappointing defeat against New Zealand and make a fresh start.
“In a tournament like the World Cup, especially when you are in a tough group, there is a lot of pressure. In the process, you win some and lose some. We knew the group was tough. Every single team in the world is in the Cup. is competitive. You just need to believe in yourself and use your players wisely, yes, India can bounce back,” Anjum said.
“They need to forget what happened against New Zealand and perform strongly in their remaining matches. They need to make sure they beat every single team now to enter the knockouts and stay in the competition. If New Zealand had lost their first match, they would have been under pressure. Similarly, there will be pressure on India after losing their first match to New Zealand as you come into the tournament and take the trophy home,” he said.
India’s current net run rate is -2.900, which has been badly hit by the loss to New Zealand, which means they not only have to win but do so by a substantial margin to improve their net run rate (NRR), Especially if the qualification race becomes tough.
Apart from Pakistan, India also has to face Sri Lanka and strong Australia in its remaining group matches. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals.
Anjum stressed that India needs a better strategy against Pakistan to revive its campaign.
“You don’t come into the competition targeting just one opponent; you have to beat several teams to reach the semi-finals and then beat the best to win the final. I agree there is a lot at stake when that happens Is india vs pakistanFans have a lot of expectations. Have feelings. As a player or captain, it is not just one team you want to perform against – you have to beat every single team,” Anjum said.
“Yes, there will be pressure, but if you want to enter the knockouts, you have to look at things differently, whether it is Pakistan or Australia or any other team. India need to go in with a better plan against Pakistan They need to do that.” Improve your game plan,” he said.
‘Nothing went right for India’
India’s NRR suffered a huge blow after their 58-run defeat to New Zealand.
New Zealand had lost 10 consecutive matches in this World Cup, but they made a great start to their campaign by dominating India in a one-sided match.
New Zealand, who came to bat first, made a challenging score of 160 runs for 4 wickets thanks to captain Sophie Devine’s brilliant innings of 57 not out in 36 balls.
In reply, India’s batting collapsed early and wickets kept falling at regular intervals and the team was all out for 102 runs.
“I don’t think anything went right for India. From the first over till the end, they were playing catch-up. They were surprised by New Zealand’s attack and approach. It looked like that, and it was visible that India did not do this.” Apart from anticipating that New Zealand would lose wickets or get out on a low score, there was no Plan B for India CricketThey did not allow India to compete,” Anjum said.
“New Zealand’s target of 160 was not difficult to chase. India have chased it before but the Indian batsmen did not perform well. They did not accept the challenge and failed. Yes, the bowlers could not do it on the day, But the batsmen could do their job, and they faltered, nothing went right for them,” he said.
