India will take on Pakistan in their opening contest at ICC Women's World Cup 2022 at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
For India`s Mithali Raj, the match is the chance to build momentum as India go for a first World Cup title."I think as a team we are excited to get into the World Cup and starting our campaign tomorrow. It`s the first game, we are not looking at it as it`s Pakistan we are playing against, we`re looking at a team which has come prepared and we are equally prepared to put our best foot forward and we want to set a momentum going into the tournament, so that`s how we look at our first game," said Mithali, as reported by ICC.
"Every time we play a World Cup, every game is very different - different locations, different conditions, different opponent. We`ve tried to give everybody a go in the warm-up game, so that everybody gets into the rhythm, they form the core players - and for tomorrow`s game I think all of them have been watching the first opening game and everybody has their set plans," she added.
On the occasion of the big match, Star Sports launched a TV campaign through a song. The song is called Hamara Blue Bandhan. The song is aimed at motivating Indian fans to cheer for India women in the ongoing World Cup.
Watch the song here:
#WomenInBlue hamara yaqeen hai,#HamaraBlueBandhan uss yaqeen ki pehchaan hai! _
Get ready to cheer for @mandhana_smriti, @ImHarmanpreet, @M_Raj03 and the superstars of #TeamIndia at the ICC #CWC22:#PAKvIND | March 6, 6:30 AM | Star Sports & Disney+Hotstar pic.twitter.com/IIBQqr1yK4
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) March 5, 2022
India will take on Pakistan from 6.30 am IST on March 6.
