No head coach, no problem for vice-captain Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana

Unperturbed by the absence of a head coach for over six months, Indian women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana preferred to look at the silver lining, saying tips shared by a different set of coaching staff will be advantageous.

Since the sacking of Ramesh Powar in December last year, the women's cricket team has been without a head coach. The side was even forced to play the T20 World Cup in February without the head of the coaching staff. "The BCCI has been hunting for a long-term coach and we will have one soon," Mandhana said at the pre-match press conference ahead of India's third ODI against Bangladesh. "It's not a very big thing in terms of players. We want to play the best brand of cricket we can. All the coaching staff that has come in has been really helpful.

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"Sometimes it's an advantage, new coaching staff comes with new tips and new positives. If I take it positively then it's a good thing. It's not important what's happening around us, how we play our cricket is important," added Mandhana, who will have a key role to play as the Indian batting needs to come good to beat Bangladesh in this series-deciding encounter.

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