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After CWC25 win, Deepti and India shift focus to T20WC 2026

New Delhi, Nov 12(UNI) Fresh off their historic ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 20265 triumph, India have already set their sights towards ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
For Deepti Sharma, one of the stars of India’s campaign, the focus is now on clinching the world title in the shortest format.
“The T20 World Cup will definitely be on our minds. Our focus will be on that, and it will be part of our process," she told Cricbuzz.
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