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Yuvraj's Advice To Harmanpreet & Co.: 'If You Want To Win The World Cup...'
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Yuvraj Singh urged Indian players to believe in themselves to win the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, starting September 30 with eight teams in a round-robin format.
Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has won the Men's T20 World cup and was player of the tournament in the 2011 Men's 50-over Cricket World Cup.
With the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 being just 50 days away, Yuvraj said Indian players will have to individually believe that they can win matches for the country if they want to lift the coveted title.
'(I would say) play the situation and not the expectation and be in the moment," Yuvraj said at the trophy tour unveiling ceremony in Mumbai on Monday.
'It's a great opportunity to create history. But that doesn't mean that from the start point you are thinking of winning it. You have to experience the whole enigma of it. You have to feel that you have put in the process and results will come."
The multiple World Cup-winner advised the players to keep faith in their experience.
'But if you want to win the World Cup, you will be in pressure, things won't go well and that's when experience and self-belief has to take over. You have to believe that you want to win the game for your country (on) that day," added Yuvraj.
The tournament, scheduled from September 30 to November 2, will feature eight teams — Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka — competing in a round-robin format.
This event marks the first women's global cricket competition in the sub-continent since India hosted the 2016 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. India has previously hosted the Women's ODI World Cup in 1978, 1997, and 2013.
The ICC also announced a Trophy Tour starting Monday, visiting all host cities along with New Delhi and Mumbai. The trophy will stop at iconic landmarks, allowing fans to follow its journey through a dedicated Instagram channel. As part of a broader school legacy programme, the trophy tour will visit several schools in each host city. The ICC added that they and the BCCI are collaborating with stakeholders to offer select schools the opportunity to attend ODI World Cup matches.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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