Women’s World Cup 2025: Although the Indian team hoped that the difficult chances are sticking to the hands, they would have been better with easier captures.
The abandoned sockets seem to have become a standard in women’s cricket, and the capture of India does not really surprise. Although it is one of the best in the world, capture has remained an Achilles heel for the Harmanpreet Kaur team. And the biggest problem is that it is not only a player guilty of drops, but also the best fields of identifies.
Five drops from the Women’s World Cup by Team India
During the 2025 World Cup, the team won their two games against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, but five sockets have been abandoned by the Indian team so far. Fortunately, none of the oppositions were strong enough to hurt us after the Miss. But the tournament becomes more difficult from here, with Australia, South Africa and the games of England to come.
It must be admitted that the Indian team must be good enough to reach the semi-finals, or even the final. But the World Cup trophy could escape them from the summit installation. And that’s what separates them from the best; Australia has a visibly stronger unit on the ground, and their abandoned catches are much less than India.
So far, Aus has dropped a catch, none in New Zealand, none of England and one by South Africa.
Richa Ghosh’s show behind the bites
Difficult chances, we can understand, is a 50-50, but what really explains the poor quality work of Richa Ghosh behind the counters? She dropped a goalkeeper in the match against Pakistan, and Sidra Amin obtained three living lines, two by Richa, and scored 81. Richa was the culprit once in the Sri Lanka match, while Kranti Gaud dropped the second.
Just to understand the problem, it is important to look at the last a few last ODI India. In the ODI series against Aus before the Women’s World Cup, India dropped 13 catches, while the Australians fell 7. In the first game, Jemimah Rodrigues dropped Phoebe Litchfield on 0, who then scored 88. In the same match, Harman abandoned Litchfield on 56. Deepti Sharma filed Beth Mooney.
In the second, that India won, Richa dropped G Voll on 0 then Mooney at 0. She then dropped Elysis Perry on the 25th, while Harleen missed a chance from Mooney on the 9th. Radha Yadav continued to drop Sutherland on the 13th, and Kranti Gaud dropped the gardener on 16. The third enemies saw himself falling three times.
Team India capable of doing much better
So, it simply shows that the field unit was under the pump for sure, in particular Keeper Richa. Not that this unit of play is not capable, but in a way, it was under the pump. And once you have given 13 life lines to a team like Australia, they will make you pay.
This very Indian team, in the past six months, has won a trial involving Sri Lanka and South Africa, beaten England at their home and won a match against the Australians. And there is no reason why they cannot do the unprecedented during the original World Cup, but for that, the capture must be impeccable. Something that has remained a gray area for a long time.
Just to repeat, the Indian team is a powerful good team, and has everything in them to go to the distance in the World Cup, but the efficiency of efficiency is something that must improve considerably, and players must take the burden.
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