We just want to focus on good cricket and that’s our goal, says Harmanpreet Kaur

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said her team’s aim on their return to the international circuit is to focus on playing good cricket.

Dhaka: Ahead of the T20I series against Bangladesh from July 9 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said her team’s aim on their return to the international circuit is to focus on playing good cricket.

“They are a very good side and they always play very good cricket at home. They are very competitive when they play good cricket and we just want to keep it very simple.”

“It will be a big challenge for us and we are ready for the challenge. We had 2-3 days to prepare and we prepared in every department. We look forward to very positive cricket and hope everyone will play together to give their best.”

“Whatever things have always brought us a result, we just want to focus on that. We are not going to think about who is better, who is bad. We just want to focus on good cricket and that’s our goal,” Harmanpreet said at the pre-match press conference on the eve of the first T20I.

With fields in Bangladesh often slow to hit and helping many spinners, Harmanpreet thinks a good battlefield will be great for fans crowding the stadium to watch the matches.

“Usually in Asian conditions we usually get a turning circuit. But here I have heard that the wicket is very good. That’s what we expect, in T20 cricket we look for a good batting range and hopefully tomorrow the field will play well and get big totals. Hopefully we can implement what we discussed on the pitch,” she added.

This will be India’s first international series after the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) held in March.

“For domestic players it was a great platform to perform, and those who got the chance did really well, that’s what we were looking for. Before that only 20-30 players got the chance to play for the country.”

“The domestic players didn’t get much experience and WPL played a very big role for the domestic players. I am very happy that domestic players took this opportunity and did very well,” said Harmanpreet.

India prevails over Bangladesh with an 11-2 head-to-head record in T20Is and is on the tour with some regulars like Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav and Rajeshwari Gayakwad not in the team .

Despite the presence of fresh faces like Uma Chetry, B Anusha, Minnu Mani and Rashi Kanojiya, interim head coach Nooshin Al Khadeer noted that India are not looking for different experiments in their side against Bangladesh.

“Well, I don’t see that happening (experimentation) because for us every match is important and nothing beats experimentation. We want to play our best side because the whole idea is to win. I am sure that Bangladesh will adopt the same attitude.”

“So it’s never an experiment, or I would say, experimentation is never a motivation, because we have the power to be the best in the subcontinent – ​​it doesn’t give us the power to do this. We want to play and show good cricket.”

Nooshin, who coached India to the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup and Women’s Emerging Asia Cup this year, also noted that with teams like Bangladesh digging up new talented players, it doesn’t give India room to experiment with their playing eleven.

“We are looking at some positivity and it has been quite some time since the girls have played on this bottom. Things have changed over time and of course for cricket in Bangladesh.

“I’ve seen it in the Under-19 and Emerging teams. They sent about six under-19 cricketers to the Senior World Cup (T20) which is such an eye-opener. It just shows how much cricket in Bangladesh has grown over time. That in itself is very positive.”

“Then in the Emerging tournament we had to play the final against them, a good attitude they have shown over time. So step by step, I think the subcontinent teams have done really well.

“If you see, Sri Lanka has beaten New Zealand lately, so what more do you need? These things signal India to do really well and not actually experiment,” she concluded.