Smriti Mandhana said the Indian women’s cricket team wants to stay at the top and become a dominant force in world cricket.
After winning their first-ever 50-over World Cup, the Women in Blue are now aiming to lift the T20 World Cup later this year.
They have already started the year strongly, beating Australia in a T20 series — their first series win over the strong rivals in ten years.
"This Indian team is something which we have spoken about is trying to be consistent. Don't think about opposition or what's happened in the past. So we've beaten this, we've beaten that. I feel that's not very important now," Mandhana said on BCCI.tv
"I think we are on the verge of a transition where we want to dominate world cricket. And whoever we beat, wherever we beat, that doesn't matter. We just want to be consistent in beating them and being at the top," she added.
In the third and final T20, which decided the series, Mandhana scored a crucial 82 runs. She and Jemimah, who made 59, shared a 121-run partnership that helped India reach 176 for 6.
India’s bowlers then performed well and restricted Australia to 159 for 9, sealing the victory.
"I mean, I really loved Adelaide as a city, even before playing here. And yeah, it's just very peaceful, nice. I mean, a few Aussies will be very happy when I say that it's the best city in Australia, and actually, I find it the best city in Australia."
The women's T20 World Cup is slated to be held in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5.
"This year is a T20 year. Last year was a one-day year where we played a lot of one-day cricket.
"So coming into this year, for sure, I feel like we are a well-settled ODI squad, but we are still working on our T20 game and also what's our best XI and what's our best 15 in terms of T20s. For sure, WPL has played a huge role for us to get better at T20s," she added.
After winning their first-ever 50-over World Cup, the Women in Blue are now aiming to lift the T20 World Cup later this year.
They have already started the year strongly, beating Australia in a T20 series — their first series win over the strong rivals in ten years.
"This Indian team is something which we have spoken about is trying to be consistent. Don't think about opposition or what's happened in the past. So we've beaten this, we've beaten that. I feel that's not very important now," Mandhana said on BCCI.tv
"I think we are on the verge of a transition where we want to dominate world cricket. And whoever we beat, wherever we beat, that doesn't matter. We just want to be consistent in beating them and being at the top," she added.
In the third and final T20, which decided the series, Mandhana scored a crucial 82 runs. She and Jemimah, who made 59, shared a 121-run partnership that helped India reach 176 for 6.
India’s bowlers then performed well and restricted Australia to 159 for 9, sealing the victory.
"I mean, I really loved Adelaide as a city, even before playing here. And yeah, it's just very peaceful, nice. I mean, a few Aussies will be very happy when I say that it's the best city in Australia, and actually, I find it the best city in Australia."
The women's T20 World Cup is slated to be held in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5.
"This year is a T20 year. Last year was a one-day year where we played a lot of one-day cricket.
"So coming into this year, for sure, I feel like we are a well-settled ODI squad, but we are still working on our T20 game and also what's our best XI and what's our best 15 in terms of T20s. For sure, WPL has played a huge role for us to get better at T20s," she added.