Two-time ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup winner Meg Lanning has underlined the importance of India making a winning start to their home campaign later this month.

Speaking on The ICC Review, the former Australia captain reflected on the pressures of a home World Cup and why India’s opening clash against Sri Lanka on September 30 could shape their tournament. “I think it’s a crucial game for them because it can almost release the pressure a little bit. If they can play a good solid game up front, get the win on the board, then I think that might just calm them down a little bit. Because yeah, home World Cups, there’ll be obviously a lot of pressure and expectation on them to do well,” Lanning said.

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