Former India skipper Anjum Chopra criticised all-rounder Deepti Sharma’s game plan as Team India suffered their third consecutive loss at the ongoing Women’s ODI World Cup after falling short by just four runs during their chase against England on Sunday.

While vice captain Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur put up a brilliant performance with the bat, the former’s wicket initiated a collapse as India’s batting unit started crumbling under pressure.

All-rounder Deepti did play a composed knock, but gave away her wicket to Sophie Ecclestone while attempting an uppish shot towards the boundary. Chopra was critical of Deepti’s shot selection and said that going for an aerial shot against the England spinner, especially towards the biggest boundary, was completely ‘unnecessary.’

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