<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-harmanpreet-kaur-and-co-prepare-for-proteas-challenge-23636119" rel="nofollow">India captain Harmanpreet Kaur</a> needs to stop thinking about the wickets falling around her and focus on playing her natural attacking game, believes former pacer Shikha Pandey, who says the batter can transform into a completely different player once she gets settled at the crease.
India are in a tricky position ahead of their ICC Women&rsquo;s T20 World Cup clash against Bangladesh after suffering a defeat against South Africa in Manchester.
<img title="Shikha Pandey" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Harman-should-b_e.jpg" alt="Shikha Pandey" width="1280" height="720" />Shikha Pandey
Speaking on JioStar&rsquo;s &lsquo;&rsquo;Game Plan&rsquo;&rsquo;, Shikha and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-veda-krishnamurthy-expresses-views-on-jemimah-rodrigues-batting-position-23636640" rel="nofollow">Veda Krishnamurthy</a> analysed Harmanpreet&rsquo;&rsquo;s strike rate, Jemimah Rodrigues&rsquo;s form and the possible changes India could make to their playing XI.
Shikha felt a tweak in the batting order could help Harmanpreet regain her rhythm, suggesting the skipper could move up to No. 4 while Jemimah Rodrigues drops down the order.
&ldquo;Harmanpreet Kaur&rsquo;s strike-rate is a cause for concern for India&rsquo;s middle order. If a wicket falls early, we have seen Yastika Bhatia walk in, with <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-veda-krishnamurthy-expresses-views-on-jemimah-rodrigues-batting-position-23636640" rel="nofollow">Jemimah Rodrigues</a> at No. 4. We might see Harman come in to bat at No. 4 and Jemimah drop down to No. 5,&rdquo; she said.
&ldquo;But wherever she bats, Harman should stop thinking about the wickets that have fallen and not try to rebuild because we have seen that when Harmanpreet Kaur is on song, she is a completely different player altogether. Once she gets set, we&rsquo;ll see those straight drives and those shots over deep mid-wicket. She is excellent against spinners, so if she can just get set, it&rsquo;ll be great for India,&rdquo; she added.
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