Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s big statement, said- WC 2025 title is just the beginning, we want to make winning our habit.

Harmanpreet Kaur’s Statement Ahead of the T20 WC 2026: Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has given a big statement before the T20 World Cup 2026. He believes that the team’s confidence has increased after the country won the trophy in the ODI World Cup 2025. Now the Indian women’s team wants to include victory in its list. Kaur said that winning the title in the ODI World Cup 2026 is just the beginning of a big journey for the Indian women’s cricket team.

Winning the World Cup is a big moment for the team – Harmanpreet Kaur

Kaur wrote in her ICC column, ‘Winning that World Cup was a very important moment for women’s cricket in India. It was more than just a trophy. Most importantly, it gave us confidence and showed young girls that it is not impossible to reach the highest levels of the game.”

We want to make winning our habit – Harmanpreet Kaur

He further said, ‘The victory of the Women’s World Cup 2025 has given a huge boost to our confidence. However, this is just the beginning. We want to make winning our habit. While the victory of the 2025 World Cup has given us immense happiness, it has also entrusted us with a huge responsibility. We know that now people’s expectations will increase. This will also put pressure on us, but it is a ‘good’ There is pressure. It reminds us that we have achieved something very special. Now we have to repeat that success once again.”

We will enter T20 World Cup 2026 with confidence – Harmanpreet Kaur

The captain of the women’s team further said, ‘We would like to take the confidence and trust gained from that victory with us into the T20 World Cup as well. We know very well what level of performance we have to maintain. The recently played T20 series against Sri Lanka, Australia and South Africa has given us a great opportunity to test ourselves and learn a lot. There is very little margin for error for success in T20. The course of the match can change in a few balls.”

‘The ICC Trophy has its own challenges’

Regarding the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Kaur wrote, ‘Every ICC trophy has its own challenge. This format is small. The margin of victory and defeat is very less. The pressure is very high. We have to be alert from the beginning, and win in the important moments of the match. Winning this tournament would be a big thing for us.” The Indian captain further said, “If we win this tournament, it will signal the beginning of a strong and sustained period of success for Indian women’s cricket.”

The Indian team for the T20 World Cup has been announced. Harman said that the thing that excites me most about this team is the balance of the team. There is talent, there is fearlessness. There is a great combination of experience and youthful enthusiasm. A lot of credit for this goes to the Women’s Premier League. The league has exposed real talent and given players regular exposure to pressure situations, high standards and playing alongside some of the best cricketers in the world. There has been more maturity in the players now. The league has helped him develop a winning mentality.

World Cup to be held in England next month

The T20 World Cup is going to be held in England. England holds a very important place in the career of Harmanpreet Kaur. He said, ‘My memories of the 2017 World Cup held in England are still fresh. My inning of 171 runs against Australia changed a lot in my life. The team’s performance in this tournament proved to be a turning point for Indian women’s cricket.”

The Indian team could not win the final, but the team was welcomed as winners on its return home. Recalling that time, Kaur wrote, ‘Even though we did not win in the final, the love and respect we received from the fans and media when we returned home was very special in itself. That campaign caught people’s attention and forced them to take women’s cricket seriously. Women’s cricket has progressed a lot since then.”

‘Indian women’s cricket headed towards a turning point’

Harmanpreet Kaur Wrote, ‘Looking back almost a decade after that World Cup, I feel proud of how far we have come. Indian women’s cricket is moving towards another important milestone. A milestone that is based not only on progress, but also on sustainability and consistently excellent performance. In the future, we want to raise the level of our game further and make winning our habit by continuously performing better.”

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After winning the title of ODI World Cup 2025, the Indian women’s team will enter the T20 World Cup 2026 as a strong contender. In the World Cup starting from June 12 in England team india have been placed in Group A along with Australia, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Pakistan and South Africa. The Indian team will play its first match against Pakistan on June 14.

With IANS inputs