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Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 – Sports psychologist helps India’s training camp

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Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 – Sports psychologist helps India’s training camp

ESPNcricinfo understands that the camp is expected to focus primarily on fielding and fitness for the first week before moving on to specifics such as spot bowling and range hitting. The BCCI has also hired a sports psychologist to conduct sessions for the team, as captain Harmanpreet Kaur has repeatedly requested, to help players open up to the challenge and combat pressure and mental fatigue.

The squad selected for the World Cup will reconvene in early September for an intensive skills-based camp as part of the final match of the tournament. India will be looking to win the tournament for the first time after a few shaky experiences under pressure in the past, most notably the 2020 final and the 2022 semi-final defeats against Australia.

Shreyankha Patil, who suffered a finger injury at the Women’s Asia Cup last month, is expected to be fully recovered before the tournament and will take part in this conditioning camp. There is cautious optimism around Yastika Bhatia, who is expected to continue her rehabilitation at the NCA with a posterior cruciate ligament injury in her left knee.

In Bhatia’s absence, the team management experimented to find a reliable No. 3. D Hemalatha and Uma Chhetri, who made his Asia Cup debut, were tried in that position. Bhatia last played in a T20I during the tour of Bangladesh in April.

The selectors prefer a spin-based squad, but uncertainty surrounding the venue due to security concerns amid civil unrest in Bangladesh will also draw attention to the pace bowling group.

Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar have been regulars in recent years, while Arundhati Reddy is eyeing a regular spot after impressive performances in the domestic season for Kerala and Delhi Capitals in the WPL. Other pacers in the running include Meghna Singh and Titas Sadhu, who are currently on tour in Australia.

The fast bowling group will be tested by former Australian fast bowler Troy Cooley, one of the NCA’s bowling consultants. The group is expected to play a few intrasquad games in September before leaving for the World Cup.

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