Indian captain Harman Preet Kaur He said that his team is only focused on it. Cricket Ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup match against Pakistan on Sunday, she added that discussions within the squad revolved around the game only.India and Pakistan will meet in the Group 1 match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The match comes in the backdrop of recent incidents where Indian teams have not exchanged handshakes with Pakistani players. In last year’s ODI World Cup, Harman Preet and Pakistan captain Fatima Sana did not shake hands during the toss.Since the men’s Asia Cup last year, players from both the men’s and women’s teams have not shaken hands with Pakistani players. The approach adopted by Surya Kumar Yadav in Asia Cup was also adopted in Women’s World Cup, U-19 World Cup, Rising Stars Asia Cup and Men’s T20 World Cup.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the match, Harmanpreet said that the team is only focusing on the cricket challenge.“I think we’re here for cricket, and we only talk about cricket, except we don’t talk about anything, and I don’t talk about anything but cricket. Cricket has been our dream since day one, and we only talk about cricket and tomorrow’s game, we’re just thinking about it. It’s another game we’re going to play,” Kaur said.The Indian skipper admitted that games against Pakistan bring extra pressure but said handling the pressure and enjoying it is part of international cricket.“Definitely, the pressure is going to be there, whenever we play against Pakistan, the pressure is going to be there. But at the same time, it’s just about how we’re going to enjoy that pressure. Because in any international game there is pressure. It’s just about giving 100% to the game and enjoying every moment,” he added.India enter the tournament after ending their wait for the ICC title by winning the ODI World Cup last year. Now she would like to add the Women’s T20 World Cup trophy to her cabinet.The Women in Blue have reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup five times and played in one final, but are yet to win the tournament.
