Indian batter Veda Krishnamurthy believes women’s cricket has transformed and even the scores of 160-170 aren’t safe anymore in the T20 format.
The 29-year-old has given her thoughts on the growth of women’s cricket and the T20 format in particular. She thinks the game has evolved so much over the last few years that you can not expect to win matches on the back of totals like 130-140. Krishnamurthy stated that even scores like 160-170 aren’t safe anymore.
Krishnamurthy is absolutely spot on in her assessment of women’s cricket. Australia have been at the forefront of this change, having dominated world cricket. England have also been doing it for a while and the teams like India and New Zealand are catching up fast.
Speaking in an interaction organised by Sony Sports Network, Krishnamurthy said India are on the rise thanks to players like Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, who are capable of taking the attack to the opposition from the get go.
“In T20s, obviously you need a good start, Smriti and Shafali are two great proponents of that (providing quick starts).”
“It’s crucial. It’s not about who is going to score, everyone has to play attacking cricket (now). You need to put (big) scores on the board. You cannot expect 130-140 will win you matches.
The game has transformed in the last few years. Even 160-170 is still not safe. The way people go about the game has changed completely. So you have to put up big scores.”
The Indian women’s cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, is set to compete in the T20 tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, starting July 29. They will begin their hunt for the gold medal with a match against Australia on July 29.
India are grouped together with Australia, Pakistan and Barbados. Veda believes that the side has trained well and backs them to bring glory.
