CWC 2025: Under-pressure India look for course correction against England to stay alive in SF race

Under mounting pressure to revive their campaign after back-to-back defeats, India are likely to consider a tactical reshuffle by adding a sixth bowling option when they face England in a crucial ICC Women's ODI World Cup match at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

India's campaign, which began with promise, has stuttered following successive three-wicket losses to South Africa and Australia in Visakhapatnam, results that have exposed the limitations of their preferred five-bowler combination. The strategy of fielding five batters, a wicketkeeper and five bowlers, three of whom double up as all-rounders, has been India's go-to template through most of this World Cup cycle. However, its flaws have now been brutally laid bare against top-tier opposition, forcing the team management to reassess their balance. The Women-in-Blue now find themselves in a must-win situation, needing at least two victori