New Delhi, February 04: Former women’s cricket team captain Anjum Chopra feels self-belief coupled with consistent performance over the past four years give Team India a real chance of bagging the Cricket World Cup.
“I feel India have a fantastic chance and it is not just me but the players themselves believe in it. They themselves feel from within that they can do it,”said Anjum, a veteran of six World Cups.
“Moreover, the way Indian team has been consistently performing over the past four years – from 2007 to 2011 -has been brilliant. The growth has been exceptionally well. They have got the new talent and have the experienced players also performing for the team.”
Refusing to speak about any individual in particular to look out for during the sporting-extravaganza, the 33-year-old cricketer said that it should be the team we must be talking about.
“I will not go for individual players but look at it as a whole team. The team’s main goal during the World Cup would be to see that the side wins on a particular day against a particular opponent. And whether it is the No 11 or No 3 getting you the victory runs or wickets, it does not matter.
“At the end of the day you need to get those victories under your belt and go on to the next stage. I would not like to see any stand-out performer during the competition but would like to see more people contributing to the team’s success,”said Anjum, who has played 12 Tests and 116 ODIs.
Anjum also brushed aside that team India would be under pressure of expectations playing at home.
“In international cricket or for that matter any competitive sport there is always pressure and a player has to live with it. A player must enjoy the pressure.
–PTI