BENGALURU: Ahead of her side’s ICC Women’s World Cup title defence, Australian captain Alyssa Healy said that defending the title would not be easy and called the tournament the “toughest World Cup we have been a part of”.

Healy was speaking during the Captains’ Day in Bengaluru ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup opener between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati. Aussies, the seven-time champions, will be gunning for their record-extending eighth title.

Speaking during the captain’s day, as quoted by ICC press release, Healy said, “Defending a title is not easy. I think every team is here to win the World Cup. We know what we need to do to try and achieve that. You have to beat every single side in the world to lift that trophy, which is really exciting. We’re really looking forward

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