Quotes

• 1."The more you win, the brand of women's cricket will go higher."




• 2."There are expectations in everyone's lives. It might be small or big, but then you cannot forget to prioritise what is important and try to focus when it is really needed."




• 3."If only a few games are televised and you don't have a follow-up, like no live coverage of the Sri Lanka series after the Australia series, where we did so well, things will not improve."




• 4."As a young kid in the beginning, I myself did not know that there was women's cricket in India or that there is an Indian women's cricket team."




• 5."As a batter, I would want to see that the best bowler is in my side so I don't have to face him."




• 6."I have captained India in two World Cup finals. I definitely want to win the World Cup before I retire."




• 7."All of us follow men's cricket because we want at some point that women's cricket would be up there."




• 8."Although I am not in the thick of things when it comes to T20 cricket, but as an ODI captain, I'd like to give more stability to the players."




• 9."But if you have live matches and there is TV coverage, I'm sure you have more viewership because people would love to see women's cricket again on television."




• 10."There are a lot of misconceptions that we can't play fast bowling or we can't bowl fast. We should have mixed matches. I have also played a lot of matches against boys because that's how we train."




• 11."Well, I think the turning point, in my opinion, has to be 2006 as in that year we came under BCCI. With that a lot of facilities were provided to us, a lot of things changed for good and better."




• 12."When we talk about knowledge or tactical plans, if a woman coach has the capability, then she should surely get an opportunity to coach the Indian men's team."




• 13."But growing as an India cricketer it was about the blue jersey and the pride we all felt wearing that jersey."




• 14."Men's cricket sets the bar. We are always trying to reach where they set the standard."




• 15."It is the pride to play for India that keeps me going. Not many get a chance to play for India and I feel very fortunate to be still playing. The will to do well for India is a big motivation."