Ahead Of Women's ODI Cricket World Cup Harmanpreet Kaur On Good And Bad Times

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A century against South Africa in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 has given fresh belief to India's vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur. She has been passing through a lean phase, averaging just above 30 in her last 21 ODIs since 2019. Indian women start their World Cup campaign against Pakistan on March 6 in New Zealand. (Video and images: BCCI)  #ICC #WomenCricketWorldCup #India #Pakistan #NewZealand  Follow this story and more: https://www.outlookindia.com/

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00:00 Hi Harman, good to see you back in your element.

00:03 Can you tell us about your journey?

00:07 In the last one and a half years, you were not getting runs so easily.

00:13 But your 100 was a good run.

00:15 So, it was looking very good.

00:17 How has this journey been?

00:19 You have just come back and you are back in runs.

00:21 Are you feeling confident about your batting now?

00:23 Yes, definitely.

00:25 As you rightly said, I was running ups and downs in cricket.

00:30 But the last 100 runs gave me a lot of confidence.

00:35 Even before that, I was winning against New Zealand.

00:39 That was also very crucial for me.

00:41 I think I got the rhythm I needed.

00:44 Now it's very important for me to continue that.

00:46 Hi Harman, best of luck for the World Cup.

00:49 I have been hearing a lot about your form for the last one and a half years.

00:53 How did you ensure that the public's opinion about you is not bothered?

00:58 How confident were you with New Zealand in the last one and a half years?

01:01 And then the form you had with South Africa in the century?

01:04 I have more expectations than myself.

01:10 I know how important I am in my team.

01:15 Every time, even I want to do well.

01:17 But sometimes, things are not in your favour.

01:20 But the last two innings I played, they gave me a lot of confidence.

01:25 You rightly said, when things are not in your favour, people talk.

01:33 But the good thing is that the people around me always gave me confidence.

01:39 I am really thankful for them.

01:41 It's important to have good talks and get good confidence.

01:47 I think they played a big role in my life.

01:50 They supported me at a crucial time.

01:53 And today I am getting back into my rhythm.

01:56 I just hope that I continue this rhythm.

02:01 Hi Harman, good to see you back in your groove.

02:04 You debuted in the 2009 World Cup.

02:08 It's been 10 years and this is your fourth World Cup.

02:12 How do you feel about this journey?

02:15 Looking back, how do you look at it?

02:17 When it comes to World Cup, it seems like it brings the best out of you.

02:22 You averaged over 50 in World Cup tournaments compared to your other matches and career averages.

02:28 What is it about this World Cup, generally the World Tournaments that bring the best out of you?

02:32 How do you look at your journey so far?

02:35 I think every World Cup is important.

02:37 If I talk about our team performance and my personal performance,

02:41 I think we have improved a lot.

02:45 I am really looking forward to this World Cup.

02:47 Our team combination and the way we played the last three games,

02:52 we have got the rhythm that we needed as a team.

02:56 I hope we continue to maintain that rhythm.

02:59 Every match is important for us now.

03:02 It's very important that we play good cricket and keep ourselves in a good frame.

03:07 That is the most important thing.

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