Australia's head coach Matthew Mott has acknowledge the huge strides taken by the Indian squad over the few years. He think India could be a huge force in the world cricket over the coming years.
Talking about the depth of Indian batting line up and their experience, Mott believes they have potential to improve on the current displays.
"They're the sleeping giant in women's cricket," Mott told cricket.com.au. "They've got a country that's mad on the game, and in their batting they've already got three or four world-class players. The depth in their batting is outstanding, their bowling's got potential as well and their fielding has improved out of sight.
"They're going to be a force in world cricket," Mott added.
He also acknowledged the increase in fanfare behind women's cricket in India.
"Having made that World Cup final (in 2017), and they've got a country of a billion people behind them as well, they're going to be a huge force," he said.
India and Australia are also putting in efforts to ensure there's increased cooperation between the world's two strongest boards in development of the game on all levels. The two boards have an agreement to have the A sides play each other once every year. Last year, Australia A toured India in October, while the reverse is set to take place in December this year.
"It's absolutely critical," he said. "If you're going to create a genuine pathway, you've got to give players an opportunity to develop, particularly overseas.
"You don't know how players are going to cope with the extra stress and demand of touring unless they've done it. And it's a huge part of being an international player, adapting to different cultures and venues, travel and play, (those factors) can sort very good players out from the greats," Mott said.
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