Did the team lose only due to fielding, why not question the approach of the batsmen?
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That’s the nature of the game, it’s cruel and unpredictable. It is not always easy to understand how such a great player can miss two easy catches in a row. On any other day, she would have taken 99 catches out of 100, many of which would have been even more difficult, but that day she dropped catches, and India lost. This is not the first time this happens in sports, and will not be the last.
The reason for Indian team’s poor performance in the Women’s World Cup was poor batting along with fielding.
New Delhi. The pain of the defeat in Manchester still remains among the fans. On many occasions in the match, India seemed to be in control of the game, but every time things slipped out of hand. A major reason for this was the mistakes made in fielding, or to be more precise, the missed catches. Two out of three chances were missed by Radha Yadav, who is considered one of the best fielders of the Indian team. Not only in India, Radha is counted among the best fielders in the world. Still it happened that the ball could not stay in his hands, and the second chance was absolutely easy.
Whenever you watch the practice sessions of the Indian team, you will see only Radha as the best fielder. Yet in the match it happened that she was made to stand at long-on because she is best suited for that position. Marizanne Cap’s catch proved to be the turning point of the match, and Radha will be saddened by this for a long time, but this is the nature of the game, it is cruel and unpredictable. It is not always easy to understand how such a great player can miss two easy catches in a row. On any other day, she would have taken 99 catches out of 100, many of which would have been even more difficult, but that day she dropped catches, and India lost. This is not the first time this happens in sports, and will not be the last.
Don’t make Radha a criminal
There are still two matches left in the World Cup and hence Radha should not be trolled because she is feeling the most pain. The burden increases just by thinking that because of him the team may be out of the T20 World Cup. Think about their mental health and give them time to recover. These wounds will be deep and will take time to heal. At such times the player needs support. Stand with them. One bad match does not make him a bad fielder. As Amol Majumdar said, Radha will soon win the match for India by taking brilliant catches. Hopefully that day comes on June 28 against Australia at Lord’s. For now, Radha and the team should take a break for a day and refresh themselves by staying away from the game. Then we have to come back and defeat Bangladesh and prepare for Australia. Nothing is ever over in sports until it is truly over, and India knows this very well with the 2025 home World Cup. Perhaps the worst has now passed for Radha, and things will only get better from here.
batsman change his thinking
Some shots of the Indian batsmen were very bad. There was no need for Smriti Mandhana to play the paddle shot against Marizanne Kapp, especially when it was exposing her stumps. India had made a fast start and scored 30 runs in three overs. Shafali Verma got a short ball from Shabnim Ismail as expected, but she could not swing the bat on time. Yastika Bhatia was looking in good form, but missed the ball pitched on the leg stump. Jemimah Rodrigues gave the leading edge after playing a brilliant shot over extra cover. It is clear that a lot of hard work will be required in fielding and batting in the remaining 2 matches.
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