Navi Mumbai, Nov 3 (PTI) The deluge of criticism hurled at them after snatching defeat from the jaws of victory against England didn't break the team down but instead brought them closer with a common goal that things would only look up from there, India's first ever World Cup winning woman skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said.

India's campaign was on the verge of getting derailed after losing back-to-back games to South Africa, Australia and England. In fact, against England, India were cruising at 234 for 3 before failing to surpass a target of 289.

That match ended in a heartbreak with head coach Amol Mujumdar showing virtual mirror to the team and in the outside world, people were calling for the skipper's head.

"Not a single player said 'what will happen now' when things were not going we

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