Mumbai, Aug. 11 -- With just 50 days remaining until India hosts the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, middle-order batting lynchpin Jemimah Rodrigues said that the advent of the Women's Premier League has also contributed to bolstering the confidence of newcomers in the team.

Rodrigues cited the instance of 22-year-old pacer Kranti Gaud, who finished as the leading wicket-taker in India's 2-1 ODI series win in England with nine scalps that included a six-wicket haul.

"What the WPL has done has given youngsters a platform to perform and get into the Indian team. There's not as much pressure as on international debut In this team, we see that. We look at Kranti (Gaud), she's fearless. That attitude is so nice to see that it pushes each...