MUMBAI: Is the lack of a bowling coach hurting India, especially in the light of former India head coach Ramesh Powar's sudden exit recently? Going by what has been evident so far in the India-Australia T20I series, that clearly seems to be the case.
After managing to take just two wickets in the first two games at the cost of 360 runs, India, after putting Australia in at the Brabourne Stadium in the third T20I, managed to dismiss big guns, Aussie captain Alyssa Healy and Tahila McGrath for 1 each, but then in walked Ellyse Perry and blasted 75 off 47 balls. With Grace Harris (41 off 18 balls) too firing away, Australia managed to post 172-8 in 20 overs and eventually won by 21 runs. Post the defeat, which saw India go 2-1 down in the five-match series, Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted that her side is missing a bowling coach, though she stressed that her bowlers are taking control of the situation.
