Former India Ladies’s Nationwide Cricket Workforce skipper Shantha Rangaswamy has urged the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) to sack Harmanpreet Kaur as captain after the ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup 2025 triumph.
Rangaswamy needs the BCCI to provide the identical therapy to Harmanpreet Kaur, which they gave to Rohit Sharma, and appoint Smriti Mandhana as the brand new captain of the India Ladies’s Nationwide Cricket Workforce.
However tactically, she will fumble at occasions – Shantha Rangaswamy on Harmanpreet Kaur
Within the closing of the ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup 2025 on the Dr DY Patil Sports activities Academy in Navi Mumbai, Harmanpreet Kaur-led India Ladies beat South Africa Ladies by 52 runs to clinch the ICC title.
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It was the first-ever World Cup received by the India Ladies’s Nationwide Cricket Workforce, due to the contribution of every participant within the crew. After profitable, the BCCI determined to honor the achievement of the crew and introduced a prize cash of INR 51 Crore.
A day after India’s triumph, Shantha Rangaswamy has acknowledged that Harmanpreet Kaur makes various blunders within the area, and it is about time she steps down from captaincy and performs solely as a batter.
“It is overdue. As a result of Harman, as a batter and a fielder, is sensible. Sure. However tactically, she will fumble at occasions. I really feel she will contribute extra if she’s with out the burden of captaincy. See, when it comes after a hit like this (World Cup win), it won’t be taken nicely. However within the curiosity of Indian cricket and in Harman’s personal curiosity, I believe she will contribute far more as a batter with out the burden of captaincy,” she mentioned, as quoted by PTI.
In case Harmanpreet Kaur is faraway from captaincy, it will likely be the identical scenario that occurred with Rohit Sharma, who was sacked as ODI skipper after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 triumph.
Smriti ought to be made captain throughout codecs – Shantha Rangaswamy
Rangaswamy additional mentioned that Smriti Mandhana is the best candidate to guide the India Ladies’s throughout codecs and plan for the subsequent World Cups. She mentioned:
“She nonetheless has three to 4 years of big-time cricket left. Not being captain would enable her to do this. Smriti ought to be made captain throughout codecs. You have to plan for future World Cups as nicely.”
She added that bowling and fielding are the areas of concern for the Indian ladies’s crew, and they should make enhancements. She mentioned:
“In our days, batting was the weaker hyperlink. Now batting has a settled look, however bowling is a priority. Fielding too is usually a lot higher.”
Australia misplaced solely as a result of they didn’t have bowling assault – Shantha Rangaswamy
Whereas speaking about India’s historic win over Australia Ladies’s within the semi-final, Rangaswamy acknowledged the Aussies did not have good bowlers within the crew.
“Australia misplaced solely as a result of they didn’t have bowling assault. I might say Pakistan and Bangladesh had higher bowling assaults. The batters did the job for us,” mentioned Rangaswamy.
Rangaswamy additionally mentioned that the ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup 2025 triumph will encourage many younger ladies to take up cricket.
“Ten years down the road, you will note the large affect of this win. This can encourage tens of millions to take up the game,” she mentioned.
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