“We got a great partnership while batting and also the way we bowled in partnerships we want to continue that against England and in the upcoming matches. I think those are the areas which we look to continue,” she said. Kaur, 33, who endured a prolonged lean patch, has found her form again. She followed her 71 against New Zealand with a spectacular century (109 off 107) against West Indies.

“Big tournaments are always very important and where your role is more important. You need to take more responsibility and perform for your team. “I always want to give my best for my team, but sometimes things don’t go your way, but I’ll make sure whenever we play the World Cup, I will be there always for my team and that is the reason,” she said when asked that three of her ODI hundreds have come in the World Cups and whether playing in the marquee event inspires her.

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Kaur feels the bilateral series in New Zealand just before the World Cup helped India gain momentum for the marquee event. “The greatest thing was before the World Cup we got [to play] five ODIs against New Zealand and one T20 [and] because of that we got that momentum and getting used to these conditions and that is the reason which is helping us now to perform well,” she signed off.

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