Smriti Mandhana

Mandhana says India ready to ‘implement’ ahead of Women’s World Cup

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Written by catchngoal.com

August 11, 2025

With 50 days to go for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, Indian opener Smriti Mandhana says the team’s mindset has evolved, with a greater sense of calm and clarity about their approach on the field.

“The mindset has changed over the last two or three years. There’s a calmness with which I want to go about the field. Our whole team is heading in that direction. We know where we want to work hard. And when we enter the field, we know we’ve just got to implement,” Mandhana told the ICC website.

India enter the tournament in strong form, having beaten England 2-1 in T20Is and 3-2 in the ODI series last month. Mandhana said the focus is on staying in the present rather than chasing specific targets. “We are preparing really, really well. We’ve had a preparation camp, an England tour, and one more tour before the World Cup. That’s the only thing we are thinking about,” she said.

Recalling her debut World Cup in 2017, where she scored 232 runs including a century against the West Indies, Mandhana said the memories were collective. “We all remember that World Cup… everyone came together. Not just the World Cup but what followed — the welcome from the fans — was the way things changed after that,” she said.

India, runners-up in 2017, will open their campaign against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on September 30.

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