After losing back to back matches in the Women’s World Cup, the Indian team management decided to tweak their strategy a bit and play an additional bowler against England in the crucial fixture against England on Sunday. This meant that Renuka Singh Thakur made her way into the playing XI while batter Jemimah Rodrigues was left out.

With plenty of chatter around the decision, former England captain Nasser Hussain felt that it was a positive change, considering India failed to defend 330 runs against Australia in their last match. The Women in Blue had also fumbled against South Africa where the Proteas chased down 252 runs and handed India their first defeat in the tournament on October 9.

“I mean they lost two close games and they have played a lot of cricket in those close games and th

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