New Delhi: India’s Women’s Cricket World Cup campaign has highlighted a key dilemma: stick with a batting-heavy, all-rounder approach or reinforce the bowling attack with specialists. The team has mirrored Australia’s strategy of deep batting and multiple all-rounders, but results have been mixed. Wins against Sri Lanka and Pakistan were offset by losses to South Africa and Australia, where the batting clicked but the bowling lacked bite.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain noted that while India has genuine all-rounders like Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, and Sneh Rana, the team lacks the extensive, quality bowling options that define Australia’s success. “If they are going to play extra batters down the order, they need to go hard all the way through,” Hussain said, emphasizing the need for fearless execution rather than cautious tinkering.
The Indian team must now decide whether to revert to specialist bowlers for balance or fully commit to the all-rounder approach, trusting their depth and batting firepower to carry them through.
