'The team believes it can win from any situation' - Lisa Sthalekar opens up on Australia's mental tenacity and game awareness

Former Australia cricketer Lisa Sthalekar voiced her opinion on the strong mindset kept by her national team, which has resulted in numerous title-winning campaigns. With seven ODI World Cup titles and six T20 World Cup trophies in their illustrious cabinet, the Aussies are undoubtedly the most dominant side in women’s cricket.

On the flip side, though the Indian women’s team has raised the bar, they have been unable to give the Aussies a run for their money during the big games. With this, former cricketer Sthalekar spoke about the mindset kept by the Aussies and further advised the Women in Blue to work on their belief in order to get over the line.

“When I was playing, and it is the same now, the Australian team believes it can win from any situation, simply because it has done it in the past. I can talk about my generation. At my state team New South Wales, we used to win national titles regularly, and there were times we should not have won, but we managed to somehow,” Sthalekar was quoted as saying by the Indian Express.

“So, once you have that belief, it is very hard to train and coach that. You got to be put in those situations, and you need to come out of it successfully to start believing that (you can win from any situation). For India, they have been this close so many times, they just need to get over the line, and the tide will change,” she added.

She further added that once the players begin fighting for their spot in the national setup, the competitive nature will, in turn, help them make massive strides during the crunch ICC matches.

“Once there is a big influx for fighting for positions, then this Indian team would go to the next level. They are the one side that pushes Australia regularly. With more competitive cricket regularly, whether state or WPL or A side, you might see them win those crucial moments in an ICC event," she added.