Team India’s performance in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 has been very poor. He was considered a strong contender to win the tournament. But the Indian team could not even reach the knock out stage and got out of the group stage itself. Now questions are being raised on Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy. According to recent reports, BCCI may soon have a meeting with head coach Amol Majumdar to remove Harmanpreet from the captaincy. Apart from this, the former captain of Team India Mithali Raj has also criticized that there has been no growth in the team in the last 2 to 3 years. He has also demanded a new captain.
The fate will be decided before the New Zealand series
The Indian women’s team is scheduled to play an ODI series against New Zealand from October 24. According to a report in Indian Express, BCCI may meet with Team India head coach Amol Majumdar before this. Harmanpreet’s future will be decided during this time. Ahead of the 2025 ODI World Cup, the BCCI now wants to remove him and bring in a new captain.
Let us tell you that the Indian women’s team could not make it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in 2016. After this, Harmanpreet Kaur was given the captaincy of the T20 team. Under his captaincy, Team India continued to reach the knock out stage. Reached the finals in the 2020 edition. However, she never managed to win the tournament.
Why BCCI wants to remove Harmanpreet?
Some reasons have emerged behind the removal of Harmanpreet Kaur from the captaincy. The biggest reason is that this time the Indian team could not reach the semi-finals despite the team being very strong. Also, the team was considered as a strong contender to win the T20 World Cup. But after losing first to New Zealand and then to Australia, the semi-final dream was dashed. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, the fitness and fielding of Team India has also been a big problem. Dropped 3 catches against Australia in T20 World Cup. There were some chances that could have been converted into catches.
Former captain of the team Mithali Raj has also questioned the fitness of the team. He has said that major tournaments cannot be won on the basis of only 2 fit players out of 11. According to him, apart from Jemimah Rodrigues and Radha Yadav, other players are not fast on the field. Questions are also being raised about not giving a chance to new players during Harmanpreet’s tenure. According to Mithali, there has been no growth in the team in the last few years. Only old players are playing continuously.
Giving the example of the men’s team, Mithali said that after every big tournament, they become more successful because of the opportunity given to new players. While the new players could not get ready under Harmanpreet’s captaincy. At the same time, team management planning ahead of big tournaments has not been good. The preparation for the Asia Cup was a big opportunity for the ongoing T20 World Cup in the UAE. But the Indian team kept playing to win that tournament. When the tournament started in the UAE, there was confusion over batting at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions.
