Indian U-19 Womens Team Sparks Potential for Change With World Cup Win

India Winning World Cups always leads to changes as the health of the game in India continues to climb. The 1983 World Cup allowed the Men’s team to believe they are competitors in the Cricketing World. It led to a lot of people picking up a cricket bat and ball for the future. In 2007, the T20 World Cup win saw the start of the IPL which has helped India unearth a lot of new talent, and also give players opportunities outside the national team to secure a future for themselves.

The Women’s Under-19 World Cup now leads speculations of what could come in the future. A Women’s IPL has already been announced, and with an other World Cup set to begin in a few weeks, the Women’s team has a lot to look forward to in the coming months.

For a side to improve they ideally would want to play a lot more cricket, against the tough nations. The Indian Under-19 side has now allowed India to believe that they can play against the tough sides, and that they also have talent waiting behind them.

Their approach to start with for the World Cup was brilliant. Rather than trying out new players, and experimenting, India went straight on for the win, knowing what a Womens World Cup win would mean for their future.

They picked Shafali Verma, who has been with the senior team for quiet sometime, allowing the Under-19 team to have a player who knows what its like to play on the big stage. Shafali Verma was a part of some of India’s toughest moments, including the T20 World Cup loss at Melbourne, and knows how defeat feels.

With her in as captain, the other players automatically had a lot of pressure lifted as they could then go about their own skills, focusing and polishing them off. With a World Cup to win, each of the girls in the line-up came up and fought. Shweta Sehrawat, the vice-captain, was incredible with the bat and led the side with runs on the board. With the ball, India took a punt with three spinners in their elevens for most games.

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Mannat Kashyap, Archana Devi and Parshavi Chopra together combined with the ball, complimented each other well and were focused on the areas they needed to bowl. With each spinner capable of bowling in a certain part of the innings, the way Shafali used her spinners was easily balanced.

When it came to seam bowling, India had some issues. Young seamers, inconsistency and injury has been a common issue for India. A bowler who stood out here though is Titas Sadhu. She did not start, but once she got her opportunity she made the most of it, looking good even on flat tracks which had bowlers going all over the place.

The other pacers were just as good in their opportunity with Shabnam, Yashasri and Falak all proving that they can hit the deck nicely with their pace. With the pacers doing well, India now find a nice back-up for Renuka Singh, who is already doing a fine job with the new-ball. The spinners too allow the senior team a lot more cushion, especially when they play on slow tracks.

The triumph has allowed India to identify their depth, and also get a group of players who believe they can win. With that belief starting, India can see a lot of positives, especially with a Womens IPL allowing the same group more games under pressure.