The Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur reckons that the team is learning each passing day and they are in a positive state of mind ahead of the T20 World Cup which gets underway this week. India will begin their World Cup campaign against defending champions Australia at the Sydney Showground Stadium on Friday.
India has never managed to reach the final of the T20 World Cup and has been knocked out in the semi-finals thrice. In the last edition of the tournament in 2018 in the West Indies, they lost to 2009 champions England by eight wickets.
Talking about the same, Harmanpreet said, “Our team is growing day by day, everyone is looking so positive. It’s going to be very big if we win, I was very surprised at all the reactions from 2017. My parents didn’t tell me, they didn’t want us to feel the pressure. If we win, it’s going to be very big for us. We will try to give our best.”
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Top-order batswoman Jemimah Rodrigues had earlier said that the tournament opener against Australia will be “one of the most important” matches of her career.
Describing the same, Jemimah said, “I think it will be one of the most important games in my career. Playing a World Cup … the first match in Australia and for me first time playing (a World Cup) in Australia. Nothing is more exciting then India in Australia, so it will be a match we all will be keen to play and just excited, can’t wait to get to the first match.”
On the other hand, the Australian skipper, Meg Lanning said that her team is looking to get started in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play in a home World Cup.
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Lanning said, “We’re looking forward to getting started, it’s great that we get to reach out to all our fans across the country and they’ll get the chance to see what will be an amazing tournament. It’s a once-in-a-career opportunity to play in a home World Cup, there is pressure and expectation in that but every team wants to win, as we do.”
