‘It happens to every cricketer’ - Amol Mazumdar on Harmanpreet Kaur’s recent struggles

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is going through a rough patch with the bat at the moment. In the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Australia, the 34-year-old scored only 17 runs, while she managed to amass only nine runs in the shortest format. A dip in her form saw the Women in Blue lose the ODI series 3-0 while suffering a 2-1 defeat in T20Is.

Despite that, head coach Amol Mazumdar is not too concerned about Harmanpreet's form. He mentioned that the skipper isn’t in poor form across formats and added that every cricketer goes through a similar phase in T20I cricket. The 49-year-old expects the Punjab-born batter to come out of it and produce multiple match-winning knocks in the future.

“I wouldn’t say (Harmanpreet is out of form) across formats. In Test matches, she got a 49 and then 44 not out (against England). In the T20Is, it happens to every cricketer. She’s been a great player for India. I’m sure you’ll see some bright performances (from her) in the near future,” Mazumdar was quoted as saying by Glamsham.

We really need to focus on our fielding and our fitness: Amol Mazumdar

Reflecting on their performance in the recent series against England and Australia, Mazumdar stated that the team needs to focus on fielding and fitness. He appreciated the efforts put in by the team members but expects everyone to raise the bar in the coming times. 

“In white-ball cricket, we really need to focus on our fielding and our fitness. And hopefully, in the following months, I will get a chance to work on it. Those are some areas we have identified as a group to raise the bar. In areas to look into, let’s rephrase that to fielding, fitness and DRS," he said.

“Credit to the girls, it’s been a gruelling season. We played England and Australia back to back, and in different formats. Not many injuries, only Shubha Satheesh happened and that too on the day of the game and it was a finger injury, so I am really happy with the work that’s been put in throughout the season,” Mazumdar added.