{"id":158862,"date":"2026-04-24T07:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=158862"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:29:20","slug":"deeptis-form-is-a-concern-but-she-will-bounce-back-india-head-coach-muzumdar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=158862","title":{"rendered":"Deepti\u2019s form is a concern but she will bounce back: India head coach Muzumdar"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Indian women\u2019s team head coach Amol Muzumdar has backed veteran all-rounder Deepti Sharma to come good but admitted that her prolonged lean patch in national colours is a bit of a \u201cconcern\u201d.<\/p>\n

Indian team under Harmanpreet Kaur has already lost the five-match WT20I series against South Africa after losing three games on trot but what has been a concern is Deepti\u2019s poor returns with the ball as she has remained wicketless so far.<\/p>\n

In the third WT20I match where Proteas Women chased down 192 with just a wicket down, Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus took Deepti to the cleaners taking 46 runs from her 3.3 overs.<\/p>\n

In fact Deepti\u2019s contribution for India in last 10 games, across formats, is a meagre 51 runs seven wickets.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLook, I don\u2019t want to beat around the bush, I just want to say that yeah, it\u2019s a bit of a concern as far as Deepti is concerned,\u201d Muzumdar said ahead of the fourth game of the series on Saturday.<\/p>\n

But at the same time, Muzumdar is confident that Deepti has talent and skill to make a superb comeback.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor all champion players are, form is, you know, temporary, class is permanent, it\u2019s a cliche, but it applies to all the players, and she\u2019s a class player, there\u2019s no doubt about it, we have seen it in the World Cup, in bigger tournaments, in pressure situations, she has stood up for India,\u201d Muzumdar came to her defence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s just a matter of time when she hits a form, and I and the entire country would be hoping it starts from tomorrow. She\u2019s been a marquee player for a long time, and she has shouldered that responsibility in the middle-order, I mean, she\u2019s one of the pillars of Indian women\u2019s cricket at the moment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

With not much time left for the T20 World Cup which will be held in England in June, Muzumdar wants the bowling unit to give a far better account of itself, especially during PowerPlay overs as the returns have been minimal in this series. \u201cIf you look at the series from the Indian perspective, I think our main concern would be wickets in the Powerplay. We have had a real good chat about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of the concerns of this tour that has propped up, but I\u2019m sure we are, the bowlers and everyone is capable enough to come up with goods, you know, in the future games,\u201d said the head coach.<\/p>\n

Published on Apr 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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