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Legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh advised Harmanpreet Kaur-led India for the upcoming edition of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025, which is scheduled to take place later this year in Sri Lanka and India. India have never won a world title despite coming close on a few occasions, including the 2017 ODI World Cup in England, where they finished runners-up to capture the country's imagination.
India's multiple World Cup winner advised the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side to keep faith in their experience, and every player must believe that they can win matches for the country individually.
“(I would say) play the situation and not the expectation and be in the moment,” Yuvraj Singh said here at the trophy tour unveiling ceremony for the ODI World Cup.
“It’s a great opportunity to create history. But that doesn’t mean that from the start point you are thinking of winning it. You have to experience the whole enigma of it. You have to feel that you have put in the process and results will come.”
“But if you want to win the World Cup, you will be in pressure, things won’t go well and that’s when experience and self-belief has to take over. You have to believe that you want to win the game for your country (on) that day,” added Yuvraj, India’s player of the tournament in the 2011 World Cup.
Women's ODI World Cup 2025 schedule
| Match No. | Date (2025) | Teams | Venue (City, Country) | Time (IST) |
| 1 | Sep 30 (Tue) | India vs Sri Lanka | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 2 | Oct 1 (Wed) | Australia vs New Zealand | Holkar Stadium, Indore (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 3 | Oct 2 (Thu) | Bangladesh vs Pakistan | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 4 | Oct 3 (Fri) | England vs South Africa | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 5 | Oct 4 (Sat) | Australia vs Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 6 | Oct 5 (Sun) | India vs Pakistan | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 7 | Oct 6 (Mon) | New Zealand vs South Africa | Holkar Stadium, Indore (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 8 | Oct 7 (Tue) | England vs Bangladesh | ACA Stadium, Guwahati (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 9 | Oct 8 (Wed) | Australia vs Pakistan | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 10 | Oct 9 (Thu) | India vs South Africa | ACA‑VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 11 | Oct 10 (Fri) | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | ACA‑VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 12 | Oct 11 (Sat) | England vs Sri Lanka | ACA Stadium, Guwahati (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 13 | Oct 12 (Sun) | India vs Australia | ACA‑VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 14 | Oct 13 (Mon) | South Africa vs Bangladesh | ACA‑VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 15 | Oct 14 (Tue) | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 16 | Oct 15 (Wed) | England vs Pakistan | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 17 | Oct 16 (Thu) | Australia vs Bangladesh | ACA‑VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 18 | Oct 17 (Fri) | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 19 | Oct 18 (Sat) | New Zealand vs Pakistan | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 20 | Oct 19 (Sun) | India vs England | Holkar Stadium, Indore (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 21 | Oct 20 (Mon) | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 22 | Oct 21 (Tue) | South Africa vs Pakistan | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 23 | Oct 22 (Wed) | Australia vs England | Holkar Stadium, Indore (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 24 | Oct 23 (Thu) | India vs New Zealand | ACA Stadium, Guwahati (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 25 | Oct 24 (Fri) | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (SL) | 3:00 PM |
| 26 | Oct 25 (Sat) | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Holkar Stadium, Indore (IND) | 3:00 PM |
| 27 | Oct 26 (Sun) | England vs New Zealand | ACA Stadium, Guwahati (IND) | 11:00 AM |
| 28 | Oct 26 (Sun) | India vs Bangladesh | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (IND) | 3:00 PM |
Before the ODI World Cup 2025, India to go into the Australia series at home, starting September 14. The side will be high on confidence after beating England in an away ODI and T20I series.
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Skipper Harmanpreet is confident that Team India will break the barrier in the upcoming edition of the World Cup.
“We want to break that barrier which all Indians are waiting for. World Cups are always special, always want to do something special for my country. Whenever I see Yuvi bhaiya (Yuvraj Singh) it gives me a lot of motivation,” Harmanpreet said here at the trophy tour unveiling ceremony for the ODI World Cup.
Team India will start their ODI World Cup 2025 campaign against Sri Lanka at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in the tournament's opener. India will take on Pakistan for their second league match, which will take place on October 4 at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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