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It Still Hasn’t Sunk In That We’ve Actually Won The World Cup: Pratika Rawal
ODI World Cup: November 2 will forever be written in golden words of Indian cricket’s history when the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side beat South Africa by 52 runs to win its first-ever Women’s ODI World Cup title at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Behind this historic triumph lies a story of a campaign starting with two wins, before three straight defeats in the group stage threatened to spoil their plans of entering the semi-final. But once the caravan moved to Navi Mumbai, India made the turnaround through an unbeaten run culminating in them lifting the silverware.
In an exclusive conversation with IANS, India opener Pratika Rawal unpacks the side’s remarkable journey to World Cup glory, what changed after those three defeats in the league stage, how she came to terms with an ankle injury ending her campaign before knockouts and more. Excerpts: -
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