{"id":11882,"date":"2026-05-02T21:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/it-was-very-difficult-harmanpreet-kaur-reacts-to-key-absence-in-indias-t20-world-cup-squad-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T21:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:17:14","slug":"it-was-very-difficult-harmanpreet-kaur-reacts-to-key-absence-in-indias-t20-world-cup-squad-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/it-was-very-difficult-harmanpreet-kaur-reacts-to-key-absence-in-indias-t20-world-cup-squad-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It was very difficult&#8217;: Harmanpreet Kaur reacts to key absence in India\u2019s T20 World Cup squad | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130719350,imgsize-34546,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/harmanpreet-kaur-pti-photo.jpg\" alt=\"'It was very difficult': Harmanpreet Kaur reacts to key absence in India\u2019s T20 World Cup squad\" title=\"Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo) \">Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/harmanpreet-kaur\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Harmanpreet Kaur<\/a> admitted that Amanjot Kaur\u2019s injury has created a big problem for the team ahead of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup in England, but she remains hopeful the replacements can deliver when needed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Seam-bowling all-rounder Amanjot has been ruled out for four to five months with a back injury, after also missing India\u2019s recent T20I series in South Africa. Harmanpreet made it clear how important Amanjot was to the side.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cAmanjot was our key player. Unfortunately, she is not available. She is away from cricket for the next four to five months now,\u201d Harmanpreet said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cIn place of her, it was very difficult to find someone like her who can fulfil that place.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>India have now turned to Bharti Fulmali and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/radha-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Radha Yadav<\/a> to strengthen the squad. Bharti retained her place after limited chances in South Africa, while experienced spinner Radha returns to the T20I setup after strong domestic performances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>India banking on new options<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Radha\u2019s comeback also comes after injuries to Amanjot and Kashvee Gautam, who will undergo knee surgery. Harmanpreet said the team management is trying to build the best possible balance with the players available.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>\u201cBut still, we are trying \u2013 Bharti, whatever opportunity she got, she tried to prove herself. We have got Radha back in the side because she is also an all-rounder who can contribute with bat, ball, and field,\u201d the skipper added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cSo, Amanjot&#8217;s replacement was very hard to find. But now, like whatever players were available, we are trying to balance the team with them so that whenever we need somebody, they are ready for us.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The skipper also defended the bowling attack after the recent South Africa series loss, saying one bad series should not define the team.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>\u201cThis was the only series where our bowling didn&#8217;t click much&#8230; in one series, I can&#8217;t judge my players,\u201d she explained.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Harmanpreet added that the upcoming camp and England series will help India regain momentum before the World Cup. She also praised Bharti Fulmali and uncapped pacer Nandni Sharma for grabbing their opportunities through strong domestic and WPL performances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>India Women\u2019s squad for 2026 Women\u2019s T20 World Cup and T20I series vs England<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Nandini Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/it-was-very-difficult-harmanpreet-kaur-reacts-to-key-absence-in-indias-t20-world-cup-squad\/articleshow\/130719062.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted that Amanjot Kaur\u2019s injury has created a big problem for the team ahead of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup in England, but she remains hopeful the replacements can deliver when needed.Seam-bowling all-rounder Amanjot has been ruled out for four to five months with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}