India have two wins and as many losses to their name in the World Cup and will face the mighty Australia on Saturday after their loss against England.
Edulji feels that a lot of changes are being made in the batting order. Deepti Sharma Batted on three in the first two matches before the captain Mithali Raj Replaced him in that position against West Indies and England.
Mithali, who has been the team’s most consistent batsman in the last 12 months, is yet to set the tournament on fire Harmanpreet She is back in form after a long lean patch that ruled her out of the bilateral series against New Zealand ahead of the World Cup.
Edulji, who last month called for Harmanpreet to be dropped from the playing XI, is happy that she was proved wrong by the senior batsman, who has scored a century and 50 for four in ICC events so far.
Edulji wants Harmanpreet, who is batting on five, and the opener reminiscence To get the maximum time in between.
“When they (Harman and Smriti) are in form and have confidence, let them play as many overs as possible. They complement each other and they run well between the wickets. The opening pair (Smriti and Smriti) toilet) is fine as Shefali is not showing up in the form.
“Harmanpreet can bat at three if you want a left-handed-right-arm combination, followed by Deepti, and Mithali Can control the innings at five when the top order falls.
“A lot of changes are being made at the moment. Tell the players that they are going to bat at this number, tell them they are safe at that number. Harman has to bat better now because he is in form.”
“You can always be flexible in the last 20 overs like Richa and Pooja are being promoted, but your top four need to be stable,” Edulji told PTI.
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England, who had lost all three games before Wednesday, scored 317 against West Indies to bundle out India for 134 runs.
“You can’t blow hot and cold like this,” Edulji said.
Rangaswamy also sought consistency from the batsmen but did not want to change the order of the game against Australia. Last year, India ended Australia’s 26-match winning streak, though they lost 1-2 in a close encounter.
“Both Mithali and Deepti had scored earlier but they haven’t done much in the tournament so far. Hopefully, both of them, especially Mithali, will fire against Australia as she is the cornerstone of India’s batting.
Rangaswamy said, “With Harman on top of memory and back in form, it’s a good sign for India. Our bowlers have done well throughout the World Cup. If they can beat Australia, they will be a biggie. Will remove the psychological barrier.”
“I don’t see any change in the batting order. Mithali has batted at three for the major part of her long career. I am sure she will be back between the runs. Harman is ideal at number five, the team keeps him going. Don’t take risks against the ball.
“When she goes ahead, she’s unstoppable. Really glad to see her back between runs. She was dropped from a game and it kicked her out. Everyone has one at some point in their career.” A shock is needed.”
Rangaswamy added that leg spinner Poonam Yadav South Africa and Bangladesh can be prosecuted but not against Australia because they “have figured it out”.