ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: 5 areas where the Indian Women’s team needs improvement 

#5 Find successors for Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami

How will India replace their two stalwarts?

At the age of 34, you would think that both Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami are not too far from retiring. So, it is very likely that both the legends have played their last World Cup.

After losing their two most experienced players, the Indian team will need someone to fill in their shoes to take the team ahead. We have two experienced campaigners in Poonam Raut and Harmanpreet Kaur, and they will have to shoulder extra responsibility in helping the youngsters.

Extra cover: The women's world before and after Mithali

There is plenty of talent in the camp to ensure that the future of Indian women’s cricket is in safe hands. But the need for monitoring their transformation into matured cricketers is certainly there.