Coach WV Raman wants girls to emulate Kapil Dev and Co
Updated On: 14 February, 2020 09:14 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Raman said Harmanpreet Kaur and Co will be one of the favourites to win the title. The Indian women's team has never won an ICC trophy
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New Delhi: India women's coach WV Raman feels his team is capable of emulating Kapil Dev's World Cup winning team at the T20 World Cup, beginning in Australia on February 21. India will begin their campaign at the T20 World Cup against Australia on February 21. Raman said Harmanpreet Kaur and Co will be one of the favourites to win the title. The Indian women's team has never won an ICC trophy. "Definitely one of the favourites. They made people sit up and take notice in the 2017 World Cup (runners-up) and the 2018 T20 World Cup (semifinalists). Since then there has been a lot of improvement, in terms of fitness, agility on the field and their approach to batting," Raman was quoted as saying in ESPNcricinfo.
"They have been shaping well over the last six months. It is more or less a better and settled team than perhaps what it was when I took over. These girls have a very good chance in this World Cup." Raman said if India can go on to win the title, it will give a big fillip to women's cricket in the country. "If they end up doing that, they will probably do what Kapil's Dev's World Cup-winning team did for Indian cricket in 1983. And they will become superstars if they go on to win." Talking about India's batting, Raman said: "They are definitely good. They are fearless strikers of the ball with good technical skills to boot. They are adept at playing both pacers and spinners all round the wicket and they are confident. That's what I meant when I said each can be a match-winner on her own."
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