‘Our pacers keep getting injured’: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur expresses concern after Tri-Nation ODI series win
In the match on Sunday, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana scored a sublime 11th ODI century, while pacer Amanjot Kaur and spinner Rana shared seven wickets among them as India defeated Sri Lanka by 97 runs.
After India defeated Sri Lanka to win Tri-Nation ODI series, captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed concern about the team’s pacers getting injured frequently. She added that the support staff are looking to address the issue before the ODI World Cup.
“Proud of the entire team, especially the batters, we wanted to play good cricket, were looking to bat first if we win the toss and pretty happy with how we played,” Harmanpreet said at the presentation ceremony.
“We can never stop improving, lots of areas where we can keep doing better, be it batting, bowling or fielding. Our pacers keep getting injured, that’s something we need to keep care of, the coaches are working on it, she added.
She also lauded the batters effort in the series as well as player of the series Sneh Rana’s contributions.
The way the other batters apart from Smriti and me, the way they batted was a big positive. The way Sneh Rana bowled was also a big positive. There are a lot of positives to talk about, but just want the enjoy the moment right now,” she said.
