Muzumdar also addressed the form of senior all-rounder Deepti Sharma, admitting concern but expressing strong belief in her ability to return to her best.
Deepti has faced a lean patch in the ongoing T20I series, notching up just two runs and adding no wickets to her name in the three games so far
“I don’t want to beat around the bush, I just want to say that it’s a bit of a concern as far as Deepti is concerned, but look, as all champion players are, form is temporary, class is permanent, it’s a cliche, but it applies to all the players.
“She’s a class player, there’s no doubt about it, we have seen it in the World Cup, in bigger tournaments, in pressure situations, she has stood up for India and had some stellar performances, especially in the last (Women’s Cricket) World Cup,” he said
“I think it’s just a matter of time when she hits a form, and I and the entire country would be hoping it starts from tomorrow. She’s been a marquee player for a long time, and she has shouldered that responsibility in the middle order, I mean, she’s one of the pillars of Indian women’s cricket at the moment.”
The fourth T20I will take place in Johannesburg on Saturday, 25 April.
