WATCH: Emotional Messages from Families as Indian Players Get Teary-eyed before ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

New Delhi: The Indian women’s cricket team is gearing up to compete for the T20 World Cup trophy, with their first match set against New Zealand. Ahead of the game, a touching video featuring the families of the players has been shared, offering special messages of encouragement and support. In the video, the family members express their pride and love for the players, urging them to bring the World Cup home. The emotional video has quickly gone viral on social media, adding to the excitement and anticipation surrounding the upcoming tournament.

In the video, the players had all gathered in a room, where a clip from each player’s family was shown to the entire squad. From Smriti Mandhana’s brother, Harmanpreet Kaur’s parents and Shafali Verma’s brother to Asha Shobana’s family, Richa Ghosh’s father and Amol Muzumdar’s daughter, a heartwarming message was given by all. View this post on Instagram

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Smriti Mandhana gets emotional:

In the video released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it can be seen that Indian team’s key batsman Smriti Mandhana got very emotional after watching the video of her family. Her parents and brother wished her and her brother also gave tips to handle pressure during the T20 World Cup in a funny way. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was also enjoying the messages from her family, in which her mother expressed confidence that Harmanpreet kaur will lead her team well and return to India with the trophy.

Indian women’s team will play its first match against New Zealand:

The Indian women’s team will play its first match against New Zealand on October 4. This match will be played at Dubai International Stadium. This match will start at 7:30 pm. The team has been placed in Group A along with New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.