Ahead of India's crucial Women's T20 World Cup clash against Australia at Lord's, Shikha Pandey urged the team to retain the winning XI from the Bangladesh match, stressing the need for stability. She identified key battles involving Shafali Verma and Ellyse Perry, backing Shree Charani as India's best option to counter the Australian star.
New Delhi: India pacer Shikha Pandey believes that India should resist the temptation to make further changes to their playing XI and instead trust the side that defeated Bangladesh when they face Australia in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday at the iconic Lord's.
Speaking ahead of the crucial Group A clash, Shikha also assessed the key individual battles likely to shape the contest, identifying how Shafali Verma can counter Australia's new-ball attack and naming the bowler she believes is best equipped to contain Ellyse Perry.
Shikha urged the Indian team management to show faith in the current combination rather than continue rotating the pace attack.
"I'm not going to make any more changes to the playing XI. We need to back our players a little more. The very fact that, from game one to game four, we've never played the same combination of two pacers in consecutive games tells you that we have chopped and changed too much. I would want to give them that freedom and let them feel settled. We got a good win against Bangladesh, so just go into the game against Australia with the same positive attitude,” Shikha told JioStar.
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