India
and West Indies were scheduled to play a three match T20 series in the Caribbean
in the last week of October. Though the bilateral series was not a part of the
FTP (Future Tours Programme), arguably, the three T20s would have given the
required match practice to both the sides before the commencement of ICC Women’s
Word T20. CWI (Cricket West Indies) cited financial constraints as the main
reason for being unable to host India.
Since
the bilateral series is now cancelled, India will hope to make the most of the
warm up games that it plays on November 4 and November 7 against the defending
champions West Indies and England respectively. The Indian team led by
Harmanpreet Kaur has had a dismal record at ICC World T20 events, making it to
the semi finals in 2009 and 2010 only.
The
Indian outfit is relatively inexperienced when it comes to playing in the Caribbean
conditions, with only four players from the squad having played in the panoply
of islands. The team will seek insights form Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj,
Veda Krishnamurthy, and Ekta Bisht, before they kick-off their campaign.
India
will lock horns against New Zealand on November 9, the opening day of ICC Women’s
World T20.
Source: BCCI
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