Smriti Mandhana emphasized the critical role she and Shafali Verma must play in providing strong starts for India at the T20 World Cup after recent struggles against England.

India aims to strengthen its middle order against England in the crucial decider of the WT20I series.

India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana identified a lack of dot balls as the reason for their T20I series loss to England. She expressed hope that the team will not repeat this…