\u201cWhen you do play, all the legends have scored their hundreds there; they have your names (on the honours board) when you score a hundred. I\u2019m definitely really excited for that Test match, especially because I think it\u2019s such a beautiful format and I crave that format a lot. I\u2019m preparing well, putting in the hard work for that preparation,\u201d Rawal told PTI on the sidelines of a visit to her alma mater Jesus and Mary College on Friday.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on her recovery, the 25-year-old said her academic grounding in psychology played a key role in dealing with the mental toll of being sidelined after India\u2019s 2025 ODI World Cup triumph.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ | ICC announces record prize money pool for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m totally over that (the injury). The good thing about psychology is it teaches you how to understand yourself, how to understand your emotions and constant behaviour, and it has helped me entirely,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was in that injury phase, the first thing was to accept the fact that I\u2019m injured right now. What are the things which are in my control? So it has helped me a lot and still helps me when I\u2019m playing the game, when I\u2019m dealing with that mental pressure,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Rawal, who made a successful Test debut against Australia in March this year with a composed 63 at the WACA, is currently sitting out the ongoing T20 series against South Africa as part of a workload management programme aimed at keeping her injury-free for a demanding calendar.<\/p>\n Her immediate focus, however, remains the landmark Test at Lord\u2019s, which will mark the Indian women\u2019s team\u2019s first appearance at the iconic venue.<\/p>\n \u201cDefinitely (I\u2019m eyeing that match). I mean, first there\u2019s a World Cup, which I think we want to do extremely well in, but right after that we\u2019re playing a Test match,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n With England hosting the 2026 ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup later this year, Rawal is eager to help India achieve a rare \u201cdouble\u201d by adding the T20 trophy to their 2025 ODI World Cup title. Despite her absence from the T20 side at present, Rawal said the team remains determined to build on its success in the 50-over format and make its mark in T20 cricket as well.<\/p>\n