For Harmanpreet Kaur, the girl who has completed extra for Indian girls's cricket than anybody might think about, the victory was deeply emotional. (Getty Photographs)
NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur had a peaceful night time, conserving the coveted ICC World Cup trophy beside her and her fingers on it. The Indian girls's cricket group saved its date with historical past by profitable its first-ever World Cup, defeating South Africa by 52 runs to script a golden chapter within the nation's pantheon of sporting achievements on Sunday.Greater than the win itself, Harmanpreet additionally despatched a strong message via the phrases printed on the again of her T-shirt.“Some desires are shared by a billion individuals. That's why cricket is everybody's sport,” Harmanpreet wrote in her caption whereas sharing an image of herself carrying the T-shirt and sleeping with the trophy.“Cricket is a gentleman's EVERYONE'S sport,” the textual content on the T-shirt learn — with ‘gentleman's' struck out.
If June 25, 1983, was a watershed second for Indian males's cricket—when Kapil's Devils beat the mighty West Indies at Lord's—then November 2, 2025, shall be remembered as a seminal second for ladies's cricket in India.Rohit Sharma, who nonetheless carries the scars of November 19, 2023, was watching the ultimate from the stands, silently praying that Harmanpreet Kaur wouldn't meet the identical destiny.For Harmanpreet, the girl who has completed extra for Indian girls's cricket than anybody might think about, the victory was deeply emotional. She is aware of how a lot it hurts to lose a closing—one thing she skilled eight summers in the past—and her women didn't let her down this time.As she latched on to Nadine de Klerk's providing whereas backpedaling at additional cowl, Ian Bishop fittingly described the second as “inspiring generations.” It couldn't have been extra poetic, with A.R. Rahman's rendition of “Vande Mataram” reverberating throughout the stands.
