{"id":22935,"date":"2025-11-03T15:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/we-were-about-to-win-but-harmanpreet-credits-muzumdars-outburst-for-wc-turnaround-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:55:11","slug":"we-were-about-to-win-but-harmanpreet-credits-muzumdars-outburst-for-wc-turnaround-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/we-were-about-to-win-but-harmanpreet-credits-muzumdars-outburst-for-wc-turnaround-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Were About To Win But&#8230;\u2019: Harmanpreet Credits Muzumdar&#8217;s Outburst For WC Turnaround | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9678005\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 03, 2025, 21:24 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9678005\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2280901531 asubttl-schema\">Harmanpreet Kaur credits coach Amol Muzumdar&#8217;s outburst for India&#8217;s Women&#8217;s World Cup revival and maiden title win after a tough tournament.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2280901531\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2280901531 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Head coach Amol Muzumdar gets emotional after winning World Cup\" title=\"Head coach Amol Muzumdar gets emotional after winning World Cup\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2280901531\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Head coach Amol Muzumdar gets emotional after winning World Cup<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Indian women\u2019s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has said that her team might not have found themselves in the best position throughout the World Cup, but the atmosphere remained positive, adding that an outburst from coach Amol Muzumdar after the England defeat made the team sit up and fight back.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span class=\"cf0\">India were far from favourites to reach the final, <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">let alone win the Women\u2019s World Cup <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">and those doubts almost came true when the hosts stumbled midway through the tournament, losing three straight matches to South Africa, Australia and England, leaving them on the verge of elimination. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span class=\"cf0\">But after India\u2019s brilliant turnaround to claim their maiden world title, <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Harmanpreet<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> revealed that it was <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Muzumdar\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> fiery dressing-room talk after the England defeat that ignited their revival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cThe last month has been very interesting. Rarely do things go according to your plan and yet you stay so positive. We were really looking for this cup, <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">which was something special in our group,&#8221; Harmanpreet said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cNot a single player said, \u2018What will we do now? <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Everybody just thought, \u201cIt\u2019s okay.&#8221; After losing the England match, we were really heartbroken. We were about to win that match, but we collapsed,&#8221; Harmanpreet added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">India were on course till the 47th over before Deepti Sharma was dismissed for 50, leaving it to Sneh Rana and Amanjot Kaur to score 27 runs from the last three overs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cWe had seen this in the past. That day, (Amol <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Muzumdar<\/span><span class=\"cf0\">) Sir also said, \u2018You can\u2019t make the same mistakes again and again. You have to cross that line. After that day, a lot changed for us,&#8221; Harmanpreet said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cEvery time, we cannot go on repeating the same things. We had to come with a strong mind. That night changed a lot for us. It had an impact on everyone,&#8221; Harmanpreet added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2280901531 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 03, 2025, 21:20 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2280901531 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> \u2018We Were About To Win But&#8230;\u2019: Harmanpreet Credits Muzumdar&#8217;s Outburst For WC Turnaround<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. 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