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ICC Women's T20 World Cup: I've Never Had So Much Fun In The India Team, Says Smriti Mandhana

With four teenagers in their squad, India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, have a lively group at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup

ICC Women's T20 World Cup: I've Never Had So Much Fun In The India Team, Says Smriti Mandhana
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With an average age of just under 23 in a squad featuring four teenagers, Harmanpreet Kaur바카라s side is awash with youthful energy. (More Cricket News)

Fans and players alike are being invited to 'The Big Dance' and India are taking that to heart, with social media showing the dressing room as a non-stop dance floor.

Smriti Mandhana, a fixture in the India team for five years, is a willing partner in crime to ring-leader Jemimah Rodrigues and feels refreshed by the atmosphere in the group.

바카라You can think of the vibe if you see the age of our team!바카라 said the 23-year-old.

바카라With that kind of age group, there has to be fun and if there바카라s no fun there바카라s something wrong with the girls.

바카라It바카라s been like that for the last one or two years. I won바카라t say it wasn바카라t like that in the years before but since the teenagers have come, there is a different energy.

바카라Young players come into it with fresh thinking, they don바카라t have anything behind them. They know nothing. They바카라re very different people to we were when we came into the side at 17.

바카라They are very fearless, they don바카라t have a lot of pressure on them. They think like it바카라s any other match and coming into a World Cup, that바카라s the best thing about them.바카라

Rodrigues, 19, composed a rap to mark Harmanpreet바카라s 100th T20I in September last year alongside Harleen Deol.

With 16-year-old prodigy Richa Ghosh fast-tracked into the squad without a T20I appearance and Shafali Verma, also 16, getting to meet her idol Sachin Tendulkar in Australia, dreams are coming true every day in the India camp.

One player you won바카라t find getting her dancing shoes on is seamer Shikha Pandey.

바카라I바카라ve got two left feet, so there바카라s no chance I바카라m joining them!바카라 said the 30-year-old. 바카라I just sing along.바카라

It seems there바카라s no danger of a split between young and old, with 27-year-old batter Veda Krishnamurthy loving the ride.

바카라This group really knows how to have fun,바카라 she said.

바카라It바카라s about making the young players feel comfortable and I바카라ve become one with them. We have a lot of dances, a lot of singing and a lot of things that happen.

바카라I think we바카라re the happiest team at the World Cup - although Thailand might give us some competition!바카라

(Courtesy: ICC)

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