New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- India Test captain Shubman Gill took a trip down memory lane, reminiscing about watching women's skipper Harmanpreet Kaur flaunting her power-hitting muscle with aggression during her visit to the academy when he was just a 10 or 11-year-old kid.

Harmanpreet, 36, will carry the captaincy mantle and the brunt of leading India to its first World Cup title. Under Harmanpreet's watch, the Indian women's team will hope to replicate the success of the men's team in the 2011 World Cup by lifting the coveted title on home turf.

Gill recalled the veteran batter engineering a spectacle that was a rare sight for him and said on JioHotstar, "When I was about 10 or 11 years old, she used to come to the academy where I practise...