'Just Want To Keep Things Simple And Do Exactly What We Did Last Year': Mumbai Indians Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur

"Don't take pressure", "keep things simple", and "enjoy yourself and each other's success", simple keywords, often thrown around in elite sports, but these were the pillars that built Mumbai Indians' title-winning campaign in the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League (WPL). With exactly a week to go until the first game of the second season kicks off at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, echoed the same in a pre-season press conference on Friday in Mumbai.

"We just want to do what we did last year, keep things simple and enjoy our cricket. We hope to give all the players clear roles so that they can go out there and perform. I know a lot of eyeballs will be on us this time since we won last year, but last year as well, we didn't put any pressure on ourselves," she said.

"We'll try and create a similar atmosphere, enjoy each other's success and back each other. That's the best thing about our coaches. Their support plays a huge part," Charlotte Edwards, MI's Head Coach, and Jhulan Goswami, MI's Mentor and Bowling Coach, two certified legends of the women's game have joined hands to form an equally formidable coaching environment.

"We picked the team 12 months ago, and what a wonderful experience it was for the group of players and support staff. To lift that trophy as Harman did on that night at the Brabourne Stadium, will be up there as one of the highlights of my career. More importantly, the people we did it with, with all the youngsters. It was an incredible time," said Charlotte.

"To work with Jhulan. She got me out many times, and she reminds me a lot about that too. To get to work with her finally and to be in the same team was great. Charlotte and me try to