Team India is all set to clash against Bangladesh in the . The match is scheduled to be played on June 25 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Greater Manchester.
Ahead of the match, feels that star batswoman Jemimah Rodrigues should be given a fixed batting position by the team’s think tank.
Rodrigues is yet to deliver a big performance in the ongoing global showpiece. So far, she has registered the scores of one run (vs Pakistan), 19 runs (vs Netherlands), and 12 runs (vs South Africa) in the tournament.
Following her poor run, the former cricketer feels that a batswoman starts overthinking after a string of low scores.
“It’s about believing in yourself. When there are a couple of low scores, you start thinking too much, and that is when a batter kind of goes into a shell. The wickets fell at regular intervals against . Every time it looked like a partnership was going to build, a wicket fell. In T20 cricket, you need to maintain that momentum as much as possible,” said Krishnamurthy on JioStar.
The former cricketer also suggested that Rodrigues should be allowed to bat at number three and her batting position should not be decided according to the game’s situation.
“So, for Jemimah, I’d still like to see her bat at number three. Just give her one role because it makes it a lot easier to prepare that way. The minute you say, ‘Be flexible,’ you don’t know whether to be ready from the first ball or from the third over. It kind of gets difficult for a batter. So, give that clarity, either say you’re going to bat at number four or at number three. Don’t keep shuffling her around according to the situation of the game,” said the 33-year-old former cricketer.
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Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Nandni Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Radha Yadav, Prema Rawat.