: Being responsible, playing hard: Mithali Raj, Ramesh Powar and the winning strike-rate #IndiaNEWS Team selection, the importance of strike-rates, and the onus on top order batters to score the bulk

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Being responsible, playing hard: Mithali Raj, Ramesh Powar and the winning strike-rate #IndiaNEWS
Team selection, the importance of strike-rates, and the onus on top order batters to score the bulk of runs were the big talking points as India captain Mithali Raj and head coach Ramesh Powar addressed a press conference on Sunday.Starting February 9, India are set to play one T20 International and five ODIs in New Zealand before the 50-over World Cup begins in March.It’s been a while since India played an international game. Their last assignment was the tour of Australia in September-October 2021, where they narrowly lost the ODI series 2-1, drew a one-off Test, and went down in the T20Is 2-0.One of the concerns for India on that Australia tour was their inability to score at a higher rate during the middle overs. The team got strong starts with the bat in two of the three ODIs but the scoring rate dipped considerably through the middle overs.Asked if dot ball percentage and strike-rate are points that the team has addressed over the past three months, Raj insisted that too much importance is given to these things.“I think too much importance is given to strike-rate by you all (journalists),� said Raj.“It is always spoken when it comes to batting or putting up big totals. I...Read more

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