Handle pressure, get job done to claim WC

With the ICC Women's ODI World Cup set to begin in India and Sri Lanka next week, the leaders of the eight teams got together on captains’ day in Bengaluru and Colombo to speak about preparations, expectations and what this edition could mean for women’s cricket.

- Samreen Razzaqi

For India, the occasion carries extra weight. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted the excitement of playing a home event comes with pressure, but one her side is ready to embrace. “Home World Cup is always special as I mentioned. We are really working hard to improve our cricket, to improve day by day,” she said. “We have a lot of expectations, firstly from ourselves and then I know we are going to see a lot of fans in the stadium. They will cheer for us and I am sure we will give our best.”

Harmanpreet also admitted that her 171* against Australia in the 2017 World Cup, and their landmark campaign where they reached the final helped look at the game differently. “That really changed a lot of things back home in India. And hopefully, this World Cup will create more good memories.”