India women's head coach Amol Muzumdar has said the team's preparation philosophy heading into the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2025 remains firmly unchanged — built on daily hard work, honesty, and what he repeatedly described as 'genuineness.' Speaking in a video published on bcci.tv on Friday, 22 May, Muzumdar said the squad transitioned into T20 World Cup mode almost immediately after the high of winning the Women's ODI World Cup on home soil.

Seamless Transition From ODI Glory

According to Muzumdar, the mental reset began sooner than most might expect. 'As soon as the euphoria of the World Cup 2025, the ODI World Cup I'm talking about, just mellowed down a little bit, and we went into the first series after that World Cup against Sri Lanka, the five T20I series which happened here in India, I think we all started preparing ourselves towards that goal which is ahead of us now, the T20 World Cup,' he said.

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled to run from 12 June to 5 July in England, placing India on familiar turf — a factor Muzumdar views as a distinct psychological advantage.

The 'Genuineness' That Drives Results

Muzumdar was emphatic that the team's success formula is not a complicated one. 'The process remains the same. The success mantra remains the same. We keep working hard every day. Every day we put in the hard yards as honestly as we can as a support staff and as players,' he said. He added that the message to the squad is centred on sincerity of effort rather than scoreboard anxiety: 'The results will follow. We are not too worried about it. But all I care about is the effort that has been put in every single day, every step on the ground.'

This approach, he noted, has been a constant since he took charge roughly three years ago — and he credited the entire support staff, not just the players, for buying into it.

England Wins That Built World Cup Belief

Muzumdar pointed to India's tour of England the previous year as a defining confidence-builder. The team won both the T20I series and the ODI series on English soil — results he described as transformative. 'We won against England in England. We won the T20 series in England, and we won the ODI series in England. That gave us a lot of confidence that if we can beat England in England, then with this squad and group, the sky's the limit,' he said, adding that the momentum carried the team through the ODI World Cup campaign.

He was candid, however, that not every recent result has been encouraging. India suffered a heavy defeat in the multi-format series in Australia and lost the T20I series in South Africa 4-1 — setbacks that Muzumdar acknowledged even as he framed them as part of a broader learning curve.

Winning as a Habit

The coach stressed that no series, however small, is treated as peripheral. 'You cannot take any series lightly, because as they say, winning is a habit. If you cultivate good habits, you're on the right track,' he said. Muzumdar reflected on the culture built within the squad over three years, describing the collective spirit as the 'hallmark' of this group: 'If a team member is genuinely happy for you, you can see it on their face. So I guess that's been the hallmark of this squad.'

With the tournament now weeks away, all eyes will be on whether India's process-first philosophy can deliver a second consecutive global title on English ground.