Shafali, Richa are not traditional batters; they like to play short balls: Kaur

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur believes young opener Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh not being groomed in the traditional mould like some stalwarts is helping them experiment with shots and bring a different flavour to the lineupBoth Shafali 28 off 23 balls and middleorder batter Richa 44 not out off 32 balls played some daring shots and scored brisk runs on Wednesday as India defeated the West Indies by six wickets with 11 balls to spare in their Womens T20 World Cup group match hereHarmanpreet said the two youngsters enjoy playing the short balls which is a departure from the traditional batters who prefer conservative strokes like the drives and cutsComplimenting the two after the pair played vital innings with the bat Harmanpreet said Well they Shafali and Richa are someone who really like to play short balls They are not the traditional Indian batters who like to play the drives and stuff like that I think they are someone who really enjoy the short balls and they are now with the senior team for a long timeThey have already I guess they have played more than 50 matches now They know what international cricket is and what type of balls you are going to face when you are going to bat what speed is going to come and I think they are mature enoughGood to see that they are taking responsibility and taking us through from any situationAlso Read Womens T20 World Cup Lowerorder batting helps Australia beat India in warmup tieThe skipper added that the pair had given India a deep batting lineup which was translating into more confidence in the sideWell now we have a long batting lineup and we only discussed we just need to go and express We are not going to put any extra pressure on ourselves because everyone in the team they are capable of winning the game and we are just trusting each otherWhoever is in the middle we are showing the trust that the person can pull the game for us added HarmanpreetWith Ghosh coming at a crucial juncture after India had lost three wickets for 43 runs the wicketkeeperbatter upped the tempo with an unbeaten 44 studded with five boundaries The teenager turned the complexion of the game with her strike rate touching 138Harmanpreet said the innings was an assertion that India are now batting deepI think the way Richa batted today and I think that shows us how much strength we have in our batting and we just need to take some time and just spend just take your time and then you can execute yourselfThe captain said the two successive wins against Pakistan and West Indies had provided India with the momentum to go against England with a positive frame of mind on SaturdayWell it was important for us two wins first two games because you get that momentum and I think the way we played that was more satisfied for me because we wanted to start with little calmness and without putting any pressure on us And thats how we started And I think that was a big positive for meShe said a lot of work had gone in the nets to groom Ghosh the batter where coach Hrishkesh Kanitkar spoke about how the youngster should only pick the right deliveries to play her strokesWhenever Rishi sir Kanitkar and she Richa is speaking theyre only talking about picking the right ball because that is very important for her because earlier she was in hurry because shes someone who can always clear the ball And I think thats why picking the right ball is the key for herAnd its good to see that shes understanding which is her zone and which ball she can hit and which ball to just take a single So I think showing that maturity is something which we are really happy to seeThe captain indicated that a big load was off her shoulders following her 42ball 33 against the West Indies after missing the two warmup matches against Australia and Bangladesh due to injuryWell personally for me it the knock was very important Thats why I didnt show any hurry because it was a chaseable total according to our batting lineupAnd I had that selfbelief that if I can spend some time and we have a batter who can execute their selfThats why I was just spending some time there and when Richa came and then I know shes in good touch My job is only to give her a single and I just spend some time and then I can get the confidenceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever