Vadodara, Oct. 25 -- After scoring a historic eighth ODI century, Harmanpreet Kaur stressed the importance of accepting reality and staying focused on the game, saying cricket has always brought her happiness and she intends to continue enjoying her batting in the next phase of her career.

Kaur strengthened her legacy in Indian women's cricket with a brilliant 126 off 121 deliveries against Zimbabwe in the second ODI on Sunday, moving past former captain Mithali Raj to become India's second-highest century-scorer in women's ODIs.

Kaur was speaking after the match about navigating the emotions of the past few weeks and mentally preparing for a fresh start in the next phase of her career, following her replacement by Smriti Mandhana as In...