Smriti Mandhana's one small step, giant leap for women's cricket

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RCB picked up Smriti Mandhana for Rs. 3.4 crore for the first-ever Women's Premier League. The likes of Rahane and Williamson make much less in the IPL. 🏏  📹: Breakfast with Champions.

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00:00We always used to say the same thing in the dressing room.

00:02Girls, one World Cup will change the way people look at women's cricket.

00:06We want to win the World Cup.

00:07We have a restaurant, of course I want to open it.

00:09That was like a big dream.

00:11I was 9 years old when my dad said,

00:13let's open it, so we started opening.

00:30It's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's

00:54a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream,

01:00it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a

01:04dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream, it's a dream.

01:2011 is…

01:21I was 9 years old when my dad said,

01:23let's open it, so we started opening.

01:25We were joking about a long way ahead,

01:27but never though of losing it.

01:28There was a time when you have to fill a form in Maharashtra

01:31Like name, age, middle order, opening etc.

01:35I didn't know anything about opening, middle order etc.

01:39I only knew how to hold a bat and bat

01:41So I called my dad and asked him what should I fill in the form

01:45Opening, middle order, lower order

01:47Dad said fill it, that's opening, what is it?

01:49So I became an opening batsman there

01:51We always used to say the same thing in the dressing room

01:53Girls 1 World Cup will change the way people look at women's cricket

01:57We just want to win a good World Cup

02:01In India, especially when women's cricket used to win

02:04We always used to clap or shout

02:07So apart from these two, we didn't tell the names of other 15 girls

02:11But this time I had a very good feeling

02:13Everyone was telling me by name

02:15Deepthi Sharma should have put it like this

02:17Or Harman played that knock

02:18It was a good feeling

02:20I watch Masterchef Australia a lot

02:23Me too

02:24I am a big fan, a cooking fan

02:27My mom used to cook a lot

02:29I have seen a lot of seasons of Masterchef Australia

02:32My mom used to cook a lot

02:34She used to make a lot of roti and I used to smell it

02:37My mom used to tell me to eat it quietly

02:42Why did you open a cricket academy?

02:43You should have opened a restaurant

02:44There is a restaurant, of course I want to open it

02:48That was like a big dream

02:50What is the story behind Rahul Dravid's bat?

02:53So Rahul Dravid gave a signed bat to Shravan

02:56So he met Rahul sir

02:59And asked him if he could give him a bat

03:03So he gave it to him

03:05He signed it and took it in my name

03:07He is also very sweet, he took it in my name

03:09So I was just going to keep it in showpiece

03:11That yes, I have a signed bat

03:13As soon as I picked it up, everyone was like

03:15This bat's balance is so heavy

03:17I started playing

03:18So you played with it?

03:19Yes, I played with it

03:20I scored a double century

03:22So this is Rahul's bat?

03:24Yes, it was his bat only

03:26So just one question

03:28Was it Rahul's bat or Shravan's bat that Rahul signed?

03:31No, it was Rahul sir's bat only

03:33I see

03:34Yes, it was his bat only

03:36But when we talk about mental conditioning

03:38You can't have a better bat than that to score 200

03:42I think I had it repaired 4 times

03:45I had 4-5 more bats

03:47But I kept on playing with the same bat

03:50Finally my dad said

03:52Stop playing with that bat

03:54So I still have it in showpiece

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