Updated On: 18 October, 2025 09:08 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain says run-starved India captain Kaur needs to deliver in crucial matches

Harmanpreet Kaur after being dismissed for 22 against Australia in Vizag last Sunday
Former England captain Nasser Hussain on Friday said Harmanpreet Kaur boasts a fantastic World Cup record and it’s time the Indian women’s team skipper delivers like her Australian counterpart Alyssa Healy. Kaur has endured a poor run in the Women’s ODI World Cup so far, scoring 71 runs in four games, with her deputy Smriti Mandhana (134 runs) and Pratika Rawal (180) doing the bulk of the scoring at the top.
But with India in a spot of bother after losing two close matches, against South Africa and Australia, the hosts are currently in fourth spot on the points table, and a slip from hereon could dash their World Cup hopes at home. India will next face England at Indore on Sunday, a match where Hussain expects the Kaur-led middle-order to fire and provide support to Mandhana and Rawal.