I feel that when you are chasing 270 there's always going to be pressure but you need the opening pair to give us a start so that the batters can take from thereon.
It's not just about women's cricket, but everywhere, every athlete's momentum has been broken because of Covid-19.
When I am playing, I try to keep the genre very easy-going and breezy. I can't be into the book and not be into the profession I am in.
My teammates will tell you I find it hard to remember what happened two weeks earlier, let alone what happened a decade and a half back.
I do not make decisions based on emotion, because it is my career and I would like to be more practical when it comes to career.
When I got associated with Australian Diamonds, I started to know more about it, things like certificate of assurance and that they are sourced from a trusted and iconic mine... If you are spending so much, you should know from where the diamond is coming.
I think we are still on the lookout for a left-arm spinner who can at least be closer to what Neetu David has been for women's cricket.
I began my journey as a captain when I was just 21-22 and leading the Indian side for so many years has helped me also grow as a person. My growth as a person pretty much has happened on the ground along with teammates.
As a captain and as a player I wanted to lead the team well and score runs, because I know the team still depends on me very much.
I have always believed that against smaller teams is when you can give others a chance to get some runs and gain some confidence.
A lot of people have a different perspective on this but my personal view is that while things have become more professional with we being centrally contracted, we don't play as regularly as the men do. The number of matches we play is too less as compared to men.
But if you have live matches and there is TV coverage, I'm sure you have more viewership because people would love to see women's cricket again on television.
It will be important because every country is looking forward to getting more girls to play the sport. And if you have another World Cup of, say, Under-19 or Under-21, it gives an opportunity for young girls to compete at that level because there's something to look forward to.
My dad and some of them felt I should be playing on home soil and retire in front of the home crowd.
But growing as an India cricketer it was about the blue jersey and the pride we all felt wearing that jersey.
A couple of my friends told me to get into cooking but I have not been able to get myself into the kitchen.
When you are on the field as a captain, the mind is always working. You cannot relax at any point of time. You are always focussing on what is going to be the next move, what if it doesn't work, what if the situation changes and you have to change your plan.