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India to play fearless cricket, no compromise on fitness and fielding: Women’s team coach Amol Muzumdar | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amol Muzumdar, the newly appointed head coach of the India women's cricket team, has conveyed his emphasis on playing 'fearless cricket' to his players, coupled with a strong commitment to maintaining high standards in fitness and fielding. This message comes ahead of the upcoming three-match T20I series against England, set to kick off in Mumbai on Wednesday.'Preparation for 2024 T20 World Cup'Muzumdar highlighted the significance of every step taken from this point forward, emphasizing that the team is now in the process of preparing for the T20 World Cup scheduled for September-October 2024 in Bangladesh. This indicates a strategic approach to building a competitive and well-rounded team for the upcoming global event."We need to play a certain brand of cricket, which we ha...
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Troy Cooley set to be India women’s team bowling coach for England & Australia series | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Australia's Troy Cooley will be the bowling coach of the Indian women's team for the upcoming series against England and Australia at home, TOI has learnt.This will be the first series India will play under their new head coach, former domestic stalwart Amol Muzumdar. “Troy has joined the team today in Mumbai,” a reliable source told this paper.The T20I series against England is scheduled from December 6 to 10, followed by a solitary Test match starting from December 14. The Test match against Australia is set to begin from December 21 onwards. All the matches will be played across two venues in Mumbai - namely Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium.Since 2021, the 57-year-old Cooley has been the fast bowling coach at the BCCI's National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. He was the b...
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Women’S T20 World Cup: India’s Smriti Mandhana certain to feature in Women’s T20 World Cup game against West Indies | Cricket News – Times of India

Smriti Mandhana's finger injury has healed sufficiently to allow her to be part of India's playing eleven in the Women's T20 World Cup match against West Indies on Wednesday, said the Indian coaching staff ahead of the game. Mandhana had missed the team's win in its tournament opener against Pakistan.Mandhana participated in the team's training session on Tuesday and according to the team's bowling coach Troy Cooley, the 26-year-old left-handed opener did well in the nets. "She has been working very hard and she will be assessed after training," said Cooley. "She did everything that needed to be done and we are pretty confident she got through the session OK."Mandhana recently topped the bidding in the Women's Premier League auction when Royal Chargers Bangalore signed her for Rs 3.4 cr...
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India look to keep momentum going | Cricket News – Times of India

Harmanpreet's team takes on West Indies today; Mandhana expected to be backAfter the 2016 title triumph, the West Indies women have looked a pale shadow of the champion side they once were. Since their landmark victory in India, West Indies have faltered and fumbled on the big stage. They started their campaign in the Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa on a wrong note, crashing to a seven-wicket loss to England on Saturday. Come Wednesday, they will take on a buoyant Harmanpreet Kaur-led India, who scored a convincing win against Pakistan in their high-scoring opener.1/15Smriti Mandhana’s most impactful knocksShow Captions<p>Team India made a big statement beginning their campaign with a win against the hosts. A 20 year old Smriti Mandhana smashed an impactful 90 of 72 balls. T...
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India aim for improved bowling show against West Indies

Indian women players Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues after winning the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 match against Pakistan women, in Newlands, Cape Town, on February 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Having got the better of Pakistan in the lung-opener, India would endeavour to put up an improved bowling show against West Indies in their second Women's T20 World Cup match in Cape Town on Wednesday.The Indian batters, without vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, managed to complete their highest successful chase in the T20 World Cup in the win against Pakistan.Mandhana missed the tie against Pakistan owing to a finger injury but the star opener is likely to be back in the team against the West Indies, who are coming off a big loss against England, as she came through a pre-match training sessi...