Starting a new era in 50-over cricket without the peerless Mithali Raj, the newly-appointed skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, will seek an improved performance across departments from her players as Indian women eye a winning start against hosts Sri Lanka in a three-match series, starting Friday.
India will be without their two pillars—Mithali, who retired from cricket earlier this month, and Jhulan Goswami, who is nursing a side strain.
The absence of international cricket’s most prolific duo is just one of several concerns for captain Kaur ahead of the ODI series opener.
The Indians made a positive start to the tour of the island nation by winning the T20I series 2-1, but their performance was far from perfect and while the format will change, the regulars in the side would be keen to put up a dominant display against the lowly-ranked (ninth) Sri Lanka.
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