IT could have been chaos given the situation surrounding India's next fixture at the ongoing T20 World Cup (Sri Lanka). However, the team opted to choose calm in the practice session at the ICC Academy on the eve of probably one of the most important fixtures of this tournament.
Firstly, a bit of context. After the 58-run loss against New Zealand, India faced Pakistan to not just earn their first win and take two points from the match but to also try to get a boost to their net run rate. The first part did happen. However, the boost to the run rate never came. On top of that, there was a massive injury scare with captain Hermanpreet Kaur leaving the field due to injury. The list of problems looked as big as the desert surrounding the country.
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