NEW DELHI: With only seven months remaining until the commencement of the Women's
T20 World Cup
in Bangladesh, India's head coach
Amol Muzumdar
is eager to pinpoint and cultivate a group of fast bowlers from the ongoing
Women's Premier League
.
The Indian fast bowling contingent appears somewhat depleted following the retirement of the legendary
Jhulan Goswami
and the transition away from veteran
Shikha Pandey
.
Presently, the pace-bowling responsibilities for India rest on the shoulders of
Renuka Singh
,
Pooja Vastrakar
, Titas Sadhu and Amanjot Kaur.
"Four fast bowlers played the last series (against Australia). I want to create a pool of fast bowlers (from the
WPL
). It makes a lot of difference if you strengthen the bowling attack," Muzumdar was quoted as saying ESPNCricinfo.
"I would want another pool of 20-25 players to create a bench strength for the Indian team," he added.
Scheduled for September-October, the ninth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup is set to take place in Bangladesh.
Muzumdar assumed the role of India's coach last year in preparation for the home series against England and Australia.
While India won the Tests against the visitors, they lost the T20I and ODI series.
Muzumdar was also delighted to see frontline Indian batters such as Shafali Verma, S Meghana and Richa Ghosh among runs ahead of the marquee event later this year.
"There is an upscale movement in India's batters. The confidence from those two series against England and Australia is on display (here) because of how they performed there."
The former Mumbai batsman was also chuffed to see the presence of mind Sajana Sajeevan showed while carrying Mumbai Indians to a victory over Delhi Capitals with a last-ball six.
"Sajana's six gives you an idea of the depth in Indian cricket," said Muzumdar.
(With inputs from PTI)
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