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Blessing Malinganiza
THE Lady Chevrons left the country yesterday for India for a 10-day training camp as part of the ICC 2024 T20 Women’s World Cup global qualifiers scheduled for the UAE in April.
Coach Walter Chawaguta has described the training camp in India as key in the team’s preparations for the World Cup qualifiers.
“India is key to our preparations for the global qualifiers,” said Chawaguta.
“In India, we will have a combination of practice matches, intensive skills sessions and some bonding time as well.
“Our big focus will be on fine-tuning our skills while in match scenarios.
“It will also allow some of our senior players, returning from injury, to find their form as well.”
Chawaguta revealed that after the training camp, the Lady Chevrons have three tours lined up as part of the build-up to the World Cup global qualifiers.
There is a series against Papua New Guinea while the team will have a dance at the All Africa Games scheduled for next month in Ghana.
“Playing teams which we recently played at the Africa Qualifiers will give a good feedback on our progress towards UAE,” said Chawaguta.
“Finally, we will have a three match series against PNG at home to seal off our preparations and my hope, by then, is that we will have our full strength squad to play in this series.”
With some up-and-coming players drafted to fill in the gaps left by senior players during the Ireland tour, Chawaguta feels an enlarged pool brings in competition to the team.
“A bigger squad is always good for any team because it creates a competitive environment which in turn raises the standard of play.
“With all the players, hopefully, fully fit in two months, the squad will be tricky to select and that is a good headache for any coach,” said Chawaguta.
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