Aiming to set tone for next six months: Amol Muzumdar ahead of Asia Cup
Muzumdar said India will ignore recent T20I form and use the 15-day camp to sharpen fitness, fielding and spin options.
- On Sunday, India opens their Women's T20 Asia Cup campaign against Thailand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, with head coach Amol Muzumdar emphasizing "aggressive" cricket.
- Despite losing nine of 16 T20Is this year, Muzumdar remains unconcerned about form and highlighted a productive 15-day camp at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru focused on fitness and fielding.
- Key batter Jemimah Rodrigues will miss the tournament due to a hamstring injury sustained during The Hundred Women's, with Pratika Rawal named as her replacement.
- Regarding the highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash on September 5, Muzumdar declined to address handshake questions, stating, "We will speak about this when we play that game."
- Entering as a favorite, India aims to leverage its history of winning seven of nine previous editions while using the tournament as preparation for the Asian Games in Japan this September-October.
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