"I think I will make this World Cup my swansong. They call me a dreamer and they say dreaming is not enough but I dream of the innings DeSilva played: 107 runs, 3 wickets, 2 catches and a Cup for his country. I just pray to God that if I have put in the hard work for the game I've loved so much, I'm sure that the game is going to justify it for me. That is the faith I have in my game. Winning the World Cup is my top priority right now." [Listen]

1. How has womens's cricket in India grown from its early beginnings to its present state?

"We started playing the game in 1973. At that time we were among the first few. I've always been interested in the game and then we got to know that in Lucknow they had formed the Women's Cricket Association of India." [Listen]
2. When you played was there a uniformity in standards, within the Indian team and internationally?

"When compared to the other teams, physical fitness was the main difference." [Listen]
3. What role do you think the media has to play in promoting the game among women?

"I think the media has a really big role to play. We really depend on the media. I think they either make or break a game." [Listen]
4. We've seen teams like South Africa and Australia adopt various professional strategies in their approach to the game in everything from fielding to fitness to psychology. That really hasn't happened in Indian men's cricket. Since the slate is clean in women's cricket, do you think it will be easier to start new initiatives?

"What we lack is finance and without that it will be very difficult. For example when we went to England this time, the Indian team had just a manager and a coach travelling with the team. The English side had eight people in their supporting staff." [Listen]
5. Playing men's cricket in India is a very lucrative profession. That is clearly not the case with women's cricket. What does a young woman interested in the game have to look forward to when she is just considering a career in cricket?

"I've played cricket for about 25 or 26 years and I played solely for the love of the game. There was nothing monetary in it. It was just that we loved the game...We don't like to be compared to the men." [Listen]

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