Power-hitters Kiran Prabhu, Hemalatha can fill 'gaps team was lacking' in slog overs: Harmanpreet Kaur

Navgire, who smashed the fastest fifty in the Women's T20 Challenge in May, got her maiden India call-up for the three-match T20Is. Off-spin all-rounder Hemalatha was recalled after two years on the back of a strong domestic season to be named in both the T20I and ODI squads for the England tour.

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"We have added two new batters KP (Navgire) and Hemlatha. We can work on these two players who have got that skill-set. They can bring a lot to the team," Harmanpreet said in their pre-departure virtual media interaction. "They have the power, the skill. If we can work on them and add some more skills to their personal game that would really help our team to fill in the gaps the team is lacking right now." Maharashtra batter Navgire, who plays for Nagaland, first hogged the limelight with her unbeaten 162 against Arunachal Pradesh in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy earlier this year before she was roped in by the Velocity team in the Women's T20 Challenge. Hemalatha, who last played a T20I in 2019, had a fruitful domestic season, finishing fourth on the T20 run charts with 272 runs -- the highest for a player batting outside the top three. "I've seen the way they batted in the domestic season. it's the right platform for them to bring in something which the team was lacking. No matter whatever format you play, you at least need six