Presence of seniors in team will help performance: Mithali

"We have senior players like Jhulan Goswami, Amita Sharma, the vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who has been among runs. We have two come back players (Murugesan) Thirush Kamini, Karuna Jain, who have played the last World Cup. I am hoping that with this kind of combination, we will do very well," she told reporters at the ICC's group A captain press conference here.

Mithali said that she expects high scoring matches.

"Everybody would like to see 300 on board and not 89 all out. I guess, that is the reason why everybody wants to prepare a batting track," she said.

The group A teams include England, West Indies, Sri Lanka, besides India, while all the teams in group B comprising New Zealand, Pakistan, Australia and South Africa will play their matches in Cuttack.

 

The Indian women's team has played 199 one dayers since 1978.

The Indian skipper said that the team has prepared well for the mega event, which commences on January 31 and concludes on February 17.

"After the T20, we had a domestic season, followed with two camps -- NCA in Bangalore and the other in Mumbai. The preparation has gone very well," she said.

"We get into the tournament with full preparation, but it is one match at a time. I personally would like to emphasise more on the results and rather go with the process," she added.

Dispelling the perception that women cricketers can't match their male counterparts in power strokes as a myth, Mithali said the eves are at par with men. MORE