India, Oct. 23 -- If you watch her play a few overs, it is clear Pratika Rawal has the makings of a fine batter. Apart from her compact technique, she gets into good positions to play her strokes with a square drive to die for.

But when you are competing with the world's best playing the World Cup, it's about more than technical skills. It's about whether you have the ability to play freely when the pressure is on, have the game awareness and the ability to shift gears.

Despite an impressive start to her career, in the 11 months she has been playing international cricket, the 25-year-old stylish opening batter was yet to earn confidence as an impact player. To achieve that, she had to come up with big scores in big games under pressure....