Women in Blue start firm favourites as focus shifts to ODIs
The Indian women's cricket team is preparing for an ODI series against Zimbabwe following a successful T20I sweep. The team faces challenges regarding player fitness, specifically the absence of pacer Renuka Singh, but remains the heavy favorite.
Why it matters
It highlights the professionalization and depth of women's cricket in India as they prepare for international tournaments.
Women in Blue start firm favourites as focus shifts to ODIs left Skipper Smriti will be aiming for a winning start. FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/jd5ytn/article71612796.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Smriti%20Mandhana.jpg Aaromal Dcruz _12612 Jintimani replaces injured pacer Renuka; Zimbabwe will hope to pose a tough question or two to the World champion Vadodara There’s little that can dent the momentum of a high-flying Indian team at home, in its favourite format – One Day Internationals – hosting a side ranked 11 places below it: Zimbabwe. More so after a dominant 3-0 sweep of the T20I leg of a historic maiden bilateral engagement. But one thing can: injuries. Damages to India’s seam resources have been a thorn in the side of the reigning 50-over World champion, and its resistance faces a setback with Renuka Singh ruled out courtesy of not building the required bowling volume for 50-over cricket at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
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