Overview
- Speaking at HTLS 2025, the head coach called his side “the best in the world, across genders,” highlighting how players internalize guidance.
- He recounted a pre-final address focused on staying present as plans changed due to morning rain and intense pressure at a packed DY Patil Stadium.
- He said India regrouped after three consecutive defeats when he “shook things up,” a reset senior players embraced before the late surge.
- In a News18 interview, he said he had to unlearn habits from men’s cricket and set a World Cup as the squad’s shared goal in his first meeting.
- He emphasized two years of work on fitness and fielding, and recalled the 52-run victory over South Africa and the celebrations that followed.