Wish Pakistan all the best against New Zealand: India coach Amol Muzumdar

India coach Amol Muzumdar sent his best wishes to Pakistan ahead of their clash against New Zealand on Monday, October 14. The Indian team will need a favour from Pakistan if they have to qualify for the semifinals of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024.

In Short

• India lost to Australia to leave their semifinal hopes on the brink
• Muzumdar said they would watch the Pakistan game closely
• India finished the group stage on 4 points from 4 matches

India women's team coach Amol Muzumdar sent his best wishes to Pakistan ahead of their Women's T20 World Cup 2024 clash against New Zealand on October 14, Monday. India's was left on the brink of elimination after their loss to Australia on Sunday. However, they still retain a chance of making it to the semifinals.

To reach the last four of the competition, India will need a favour from Pakistan in the clash against New Zealand. This fact was referred by a journalist during the press conference, to which Muzumdar had a smile and said he wanted to wish Pakistan all the best in the game.

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The India coach also said that the team would be watching the game closely.

"That's a good question ... well, I just want to wish Pakistan all the best. That's all I can say," said Muzumdar.

"But we will be watching the game very closely, that's for sure."

'We're in it all together'

There were a couple of turning points in the game as India dropped a few catches and Shreyanka Patil's last 2 overs going for 14 and 12 runs respectively. However, the India coach said he didn't want to pinpoint any specific moment as the turning point and that it was a collective effort at the end of the day.

Muzumdar remained optimistic that the Indian team would learn from this experience and that the results would go in their favour in the coming days.

"At this moment in time, I wouldn't like to pinpoint the 14th or 16th over. It's a collective effort. We're in it all together. We said at the start of the game that whatever happens, this group is a special group. We care for each other."

"I am sure that in the days to come, you will find the results going in our way. I wouldn't like to pinpoint those overs or those dropped catches. It happens in a game. We just want to learn from this experience and disappointment," said Muzumdar.

India finished the group stage on 4 points from 4 matches.