Pratika Rawal on Winning the World Cup, Injury, Pain & Life After | Jatin Sapru

What goes on behind the girl who showed up on her first ever World Cup, scored back to back, and then got injured right before the semi-final she had dreamed of her entire life? In this episode of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Presents Like An Athlete, national-level basketball player turned Indian cricket champion Pratika Rawal joins Jatin Sapru for a show like no other. We start at the nets in Delhi watching her shots and drills live, move to the gym for a real strength and training session, and then sit down at a calm cafe for a deeply personal conversation about diet, pain, sacrifice, and what it really takes to make it at the highest level. In this episode, Pratika talks about: How she switched from basketball to cricket and never looked back Her childhood, family, and why the entire Rawal khandan is a foodie Training, fitness, drills, and how she opens the bat Athletes, Yo-Yo tests, and fitness culture in women's cricket Her diet, protein intake, and a body that adjusts its own appetite The day she got injured, the pain, the screaming, and what her ego said Watching the semi-final from her hotel window Which teammate is which Friends character and the funniest dressing room stories Catch Pratika Rawal in her element as she is filmed #withGalaxy S26 Ultra using the Super Steady Horizontal Lock feature. Even while in motion, Jatin Sapru captures smooth, stable shots with impressive precision — keeping every frame locked in effortlessly With Galaxy AI Photo Assist on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Jatin unlocks a whole new level of creativity. From adding elements and changing backgrounds to seamlessly merging images, the feature makes editing intuitive, fast, and incredibly fun. We followed Pratika for an entire day across Delhi, from the nets where she hones her craft to the gym where she builds her game, all the way to sitting down for a champions' meal and a conversation that gets truly real. #pratikarawal #cricketpodcast #womencricket #likeanathlete #jatinsapru #sportspodcast #Samsung #GalaxyS26Ultra #partnership #HumansofBombay #partnership Location courtesy: Caffè Tonino, Connaught Place, New Delhi Links: Humans of Bombay Instagram:   / officialhumansofbombay   Uncovered by Humans of Bombay:    / @humansofbombayuncovered   LinkedIn:   / humans-of-bombay   Samsung Website: https://www.samsung.com/in/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samsungindi... YouTube:    / @samsungindia   Karishma Mehta Instagram:   / karimehta05   LinkedIn:   / karishma-mehta-b22151174   About Humans of Bombay – Humans of Bombay is a movement that started 12 years ago. We believe that every person has a story to tell and we want to help them tell these stories. In these years we’ve published stories across genres – stories of love, hope, faith, and courage. And through our storytelling, we’ve built an engaged community of over 6M! Our idea is simple – to strike a chord with our community and catalog the beat of humanity, one story at a time.