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#5 WBBL exposure will help India, reckons Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana believes that WBBL experience would help team India a lot in the T20 World Cup

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has stated that playing in the Big Bash League will prove to be of invaluable experience while preparing for their game T20 WC opener against Australia in February.

Mandhana has a strike-rate of 117.01 along with 10 fifties in T20Is and thinks that along with Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur, WBBL's exposure will come in handy during the big event. India reached the semi-finals of the last event in the Caribbean and Mandhana wants to take further steps to clinch the title.

“The exposure that we get playing the other big leagues help. We understand a lot about the T20I format. And especially you get to play all the bowlers beforehand, before appearing in the World Cup. Having played the Big Bash League, we will know the conditions better, specially Harman [Harmanpreet Kaur] and I. We will be able to pass on the knowledge to the youngsters.”

“This time, I have kept it quite simple. I don’t really need to stress myself with the thought that there is a World Cup. I want to be calm and composed."

“I am just going to play a cricket tournament to enjoy my batting. That’s the key thing which has given me success and I will try to do that in the World Cup too.”

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