'That’s something we need to keep care of...' - India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur concerned about pacers' injuries ahead of World Cup

India completely outplayed Sri Lanka by a big margin of 97 runs in the final to win the Women’s ODI Tri-Series in Sri Lanka. India won the tri-series with convincing performances throughout their entire campaign. Meanwhile, the India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur raised her concern about the injuries Indian pacers are sustaining frequently.

Kaur also said that the Indian support staff are working seriously to address this concern before the upcoming home ODI World Cup. Notably, the women in blue will be aiming to capitalise on the home conditions and clinch the historic ODI World Cup title in women’s cricket.

“The coaches are working on it [injury concerns]” – Harmanpreet Kaur

Skipper Kaur also appreciated her team for their brilliant performances, alongside praising the batters, especially for their amazing outing to win the women’s tri-series.

“Proud of the entire team, especially the batters, we wanted to play good cricket, were looking to bat first if we win the toss and pretty happy with how we played,” said Harmanpreet Kaur during the post-match presentation after India defeated Sri Lanka in the Women’s Tri-Series final.

“We can never stop improving, lots of areas where we can keep doing better, be it batting, bowling or fielding. Our pacers keep getting injured; that’s something we need to keep care of. The coaches are working on it,” she added later.

Furthermore, Harmanpreet Kaur also hailed Sneh Rana’s contributions, alongside acknowledging the role of batters in maintaining India’s dominance in the series.

“The way the other batters apart from Smriti and me, the way they batted was a big positive. The way Sneh Rana bowled was also a big positive. There are a lot of positives to talk about, but just want to enjoy the moment right now,” she said.

“Enjoyed the conditions here in Sri Lanka, we did struggle to get accustomed to the heat, but we then got used to it and nice to win this trophy,” the Indian skipper concluded.