India girls’s group batting coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar on Monday indicated that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is within the strategy of roping in a full-time bowling coach after the T20I sequence towards Australia.
In the sequence, bowling has been a priority for India because it has conceded over 170 runs in all 4 video games. In the primary recreation, India did not defend 172, whereas it conceded 187, 172 and 188 within the second, third and 4 video games, respectively.
Addressing the media on the eve of the fifth T20I, Kanitkar stated, “Definitely, it will be helpful (to have a bowling coach) and the BCCI is looking into it. I think we’ll have somebody good coming in hopefully, very soon…”
BCCI had appointed Kanitkar because the batting coach on December 6, simply three days earlier than the Australia sequence, whereas the previous head coach Ramesh Powar was deputed to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru as a spin bowling coach. But since taking cost, Kanitkar has doubled up as the top coach.
Kanitkar’s function was only for the sequence. On Monday, the previous India worldwide remained refused to elaborate whether or not he will probably be given an extended rope. “Let’s finish the series first and then we will talk about the appointments and all those things. So right now, our job is cut out and that’s the game tomorrow,” Kanitkar stated.
Though Kanitkar was appointed solely a few weeks again, he had beforehand labored with the ladies’s group throughout its tour of Sri Lanka earlier this 12 months. “I was with the team in Sri Lanka for two weeks, so that really helped because now I know the girls pretty well from that time, and more or less, it’s the same team, so that continuity helps.
“I know how competitive each one is, I know what works for each individual. That’s made it a little easier. We’ve been able to address a few things that we could in such a short time, and things are turning around,” Kanitkar stated.
“I think we are on the right track. But we are in the middle of a series so there’s only so much you can do. You can take everything off the rails and then do it and come back, (but) for that there’s not enough time. So whatever time we are (together), we will utilise it. The players have a very good attitude…”
So far within the sequence, Shafali Verma has had good begins, whereas Richa Ghosh has emerged as a finisher. Having identified them for some time, Kanitkar believes that they’re rising in confidence. “I really give a lot of importance to learning from each and every one of our experiences. If you’ve scored a 50, it’s a good day, or something. No, it doesn’t work like that. Every day you learn something and you use that to get better the next day. It could be a zero, it could be 100 or it could be 20,” he stated.
“So that’s what I believe in and I think they buy into that and we are pretty frank about sharing views so if somebody has played well, then you know she should continue as I will call a spade a spade. But I’ll make sure it’s positive. I’m not going to be a critic or criticise them. It’s going to be something I’m going to say which helps them so they understand me and they’re taking it well and hoping to get better…”
The coach additionally backed a struggling Jemimah Rodrigues and stated that he’ll converse to India girls’s U-19 group coach as soon as Shafali and Richa joins the group to share his ideas on what’s anticipated from the 2 within the longer run. Shafali and Richa will play the ultimate T20I after which depart for Bengaluru on Wednesday.