Batting Coach Shiv Sundar Das backs India to fire

Das expects a good start from Smriti, Shafali

India’s batting may not have clicked in the against a rampaging Australia, but batting coach Shiv Sundar Das is hopeful of a better show in the second match at Mackay on Friday.

He expressed faith in India’s dashing duo at the top of the order, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, though neither spent much time in the middle on Tuesday.

“Obviously, (in the) last few games we didn’t have a good start, (but) I am very positive as the batting coach,” he said. “(I hope) they’ll put up a good start... of about 60-70. We can then carry the momentum into the middle overs.”