Women’s World Cup T20 – Mithali Raj wants Jemimah Rodrigues to replace Harmanpreet Kaur as India captain

“If the selectors decide to change, I will look for a young captain,” said Raj The PTI. “This is the time [to change]; if you delay too much we will have another one [ODI] The World Cup is around the corner [October 2025]. If you don’t do it now, don’t do it later. It is very close to the World Cup.

“Despite playing those cao roles, he has never been able to change his beginnings, though [she is] someone who has really made an effort to build momentum when there is no momentum; and if there was pressure, he tried to carry that pressure [forward].”

Raj highlighted India’s inability to adapt quickly as the main reason for their poor schedule. India entered the tournament after two months of camps and game simulations in Bengaluru, unlike Australia or New Zealand, who played alone, or South Africa, who planned a recent tour to Pakistan.

Looking at the bigger picture, Raj lamented the lack of growth in the Indian team over the past three years. He felt that India were “content” beating lower-ranked teams and were “full” when it came to facing big teams like Australia.

“Why is the men’s team doing so well? Immediately after a big series or a big tournament, they try others. When we talk about depth, when do we give them opportunities?”

Mithali Raj

“I feel that in the last two or three years, I have not seen any growth in this group,” said Raj. “In the sense that, I mean, beating the best side is what you always prepare for, but we seem to be full in the sense that we are beating other teams, and we are very happy with that. All the other teams have shown. growth despite limited depth, for example South Africa.

Raj questioned some of the team managers’ tactics before the World Cup. Like in the Asia Cup, where India chose to field regular players and did not give a chance to deprive players.

“I was commenting on the Asia Cup. To be honest, I didn’t know what was going on,” he said. “I’m sure they knew that the Asia Cup is the last series of games they will play before the World Cup. If you know that the last game you will have before you enter a big tournament, you do at least 70% of your planning or 80% of your planning. Like who is your number one -5 or 6, these are the people who would go in a certain situation in that competition.

“It looked like it wasn’t close… to what we saw in the World Cup. We could have given the bench more chances when we were facing lower-level teams in the Asia Cup, but we didn’t. Did the men’s team do well immediately after a big series or a big tournament, others tried.

“Regarding fitness, we must have a benchmark, if we are honest, how much can you earn per month? It’s something you do all year round. It’s not like before a tournament, you have a camp and it’s just going to go away. show the difference on the field.”