Sulakshana Naik, the two-time ODI World Cupper, hoped that India’s staff can stand up to the pressure of expectations in the forthcoming Women’s ODI World Cup, to be hosted in India and Sri Lanka from September 30.
“This side is definitely capable of winning the World Cup. The only thing I am worried about is handling the pressure. They shouldn’t take the pressure,” Naik stated throughout the World Cup trophy tour occasion at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in Mumbai on Monday (September 15, 2025).
Naik, a member of the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee, recalled the recommendation she obtained from 1983 World Cup champion Sandeep Patil throughout her decade-long worldwide profession when she requested him about soaking in the pressure.
“He gave me a simple piece of advice. ‘Get used to it’ is all he said. The men are used to it. They do not care,” stated Naik.
The MCA additionally unveiled a Wall of Fame to honour all the Mumbai women’s captains in the academy premises. Photographs of all the 32 captains thus far have been displayed in a bid to encourage promising feminine cricketers.
