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The Indian women's cricket team wrapped up a 10-day preparatory camp in Bengaluru ahead of the ODI World Cup. Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, the squad focused on fitness and match simulations under coach Amol Muzumdar. India will host Australia in a three-match ODI series in September as part of their World Cup buildup. The tournament will be held across multiple Indian cities, with uncertainty over Bengaluru's participation.

Key Points: Harmanpreet Kaur Leads India Women's ODI World Cup Prep Camp

  • India's women's team trained in Bengaluru for 10 days ahead of ODI World Cup
  • Camp included strength drills and match simulations under Amol Muzumdar
  • Team to face Australia in a three-match ODI series in September
  • World Cup venues include Visakhapatnam, Indore, and Guwahati
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Indian team completes 10-day preparatory camp ahead of Women's ODI World Cup

Indian women's cricket team completes 10-day World Cup camp under Harmanpreet Kaur and coach Amol Muzumdar, focusing on fitness and match simulations.

"The camp aimed to enhance fitness levels, fine-tune skills, and prepare the squad for the challenges ahead. – BCCI"

Bengaluru, Aug 14

The Indian women’s team has completed a 10-day preparatory camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, with a focus on preparing well for the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup, set to happen from September 30 to November 2.

As per visuals posted by the BCCI on its social media accounts, the camp focused on strength and conditioning drills along with match simulations and essential skill-related practices. The Indian team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, also took part in intensive practice sessions and played a series of practice matches under the supervision of head coach Amol Muzumdar.

“The Indian Women’s Team completed a 10-day World Cup preparatory camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, focusing on specific strength and conditioning activities along with match simulations. The camp aimed to enhance fitness levels, fine-tune skills, and prepare the squad for the challenges ahead,” wrote the BCCI on its ‘X’ account on Thursday.

As part of their build-up to the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup, India will host Australia for a three-match ODI series starting September 14. The three-game series was originally set to happen in Chennai. But the revamping of the outfield and pitches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium meant it had to be moved out.

The first two ODIs will now take place at the New PCA stadium in New Chandigarh on September 14 and 17, respectively, before the series-ending game is played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on September 20.

While this will be the first time that the New Chandigarh will host women’s international cricket, New Delhi will be back to hosting women’s ODI cricket after last doing so in 1985 and 1995, respectively.

The 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup will be played in Visakhapatnam, Indore, and Guwahati in India, while Colombo in Sri Lanka is the other venue. IANS had previously reported that Thiruvananthapuram is likely to replace Bengaluru as a tournament venue due to the Karnataka government not granting permission for hosting games at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Uncertainty over the mega event’s matches taking place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has been looming since the June 4 stampede outside its premises during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 victory celebrations, which caused 11 deaths and 50 injuries.

The tournament will be contested in a round-robin format among eight teams – defending champions Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.

This will also be the first women’s global cricket event in the sub-continent since India hosted the 2016 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. India has also staged the Women’s ODI World Cup in 1978, 1997, and 2013, respectively.

- IANS

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Shreya B
Why is Bengaluru missing out as a venue? Such a shame after the great atmosphere during WPL matches there. Hope the Karnataka government reconsiders - women's cricket deserves better support!
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Aman W
The Australia series will be the real test before WC. Our batters need to work on handling their pace attack better. Last time we struggled against their bowling line-up.
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Priyanka N
So happy to see New Chandigarh getting international matches! More cities should host women's cricket to grow the game. My daughter is inspired by Smriti Mandhana - hope she gets to watch her live 🙏
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Varun X
The fitness levels have improved so much in women's cricket! Remember the 2017 WC final where we lost steam in the end. Now with proper conditioning, we can go all the way 💪
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Kavitha C
While I'm excited about the WC, I wish BCCI would schedule more bilateral series for women throughout the year. One big tournament every 2-3 years isn't enough to sustain interest in women's cricket.
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Nikhil C
Hope the selectors pick the right combination this time. We need proper all-rounders who can contribute in both departments. The Australia series will show where we stand before the big

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