Despite the loss in the second ODI against Australia led by Alyssa Healy, there were some positives to take away from the game in Mumbai. Among the biggest takeaways include the terrific knock by Richa Ghosh who managed to score 96 runs in at number three, an unfamiliar position to her.
The head coach of the India Women’s Cricket Team, Amol Muzumdar spoke to the media in the post-match press conference where he lauded the knock by the wicket-keeper batter. He said, “Richa? A fantastic knock, what a knock it was. Under pressure, at number three – a new position for her – and she’s just proven why she is spoken about highly. Her talent speaks for herself. I think probably a hundred would have been an appropriate one for her. But unfortunately, she got out. I think it was a special knock.”
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The Indian team will be looking to try out different combinations as they look to best prepare themselves for the upcoming T20 World Cup which will be held in Bangladesh. Ghosh’s stellar knock will give India more to look forward to and a potential future in the number three spot as well.
The head coach also mentioned that the batting order in the second ODI had a minor change with Jemimah being promoted to number four and Harmanpreet coming at five with the Indian skipper not feeling well at the time. The coach revealed, “So, the batting order has been Richa at number three, our number four is Harman (Harmanpreet Kaur) and number five is Jemi (Jemimah Rodrigues). Unfortunately, Harman wasn’t feeling too well. That’s why she was dropped down. Otherwise, there is no up and down. Sometimes, in a game as tough as this, you need to address those situations therein. But Richa has been at number three,” added Muzumdar.
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Muzumdar also shed some light on the role that has been assigned to Amanjot Kaur who came out at number seven ahead of Pookja Vastrakar having scored a half-century in the previous match. The coach explained, “We play Amanjot as a proper all-rounder. Her number was at number seven. We stuck to it, we thought that she got a chance in the eleven because we believed that she could do the job. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen. I don’t think there was a need for a change in the batting order. At that time, we felt that it was an appropriate one.”
The Indian team will look ahead to the final ODI in Mumbai where they will look to redeem themselves after which both sides will move to Navi Mumbai to take part in a three-match T20I series to conclude Australia’s tour of India.
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