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New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) Former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop feels hosts India should go in with an extra bowler against the mighty Australians in the Women’s ODI World Cup semifinal on Thursday.

India and Australia clash in the second semifinal in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

The combination of five batters, a wicketkeeper, and five bowlers — three of them all-rounders — has been India’s trusted template through much of this World Cup cycle.

But its limitations were been brutally exposed in the league stage losses against South Africa, Australia and England. As a result India were forced to bring in specialist pacer Renuka Thakur in place of fast-bowling all-rounder Amanjot Kaur in their must-win game against New Zealand.

“I would like India to have that extra bowl

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