Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla hailed the Indian women's cricket team's World Cup victory over South Africa as a monumental achievement, praising their exceptional performance against strong teams like Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
In these last 16 months, the men's national team ended their 11-year-long trophy drought, securing the ICC T20 World Cup last year in June for the second time and following it up with a ICC Champions Trophy this year in March on spin-friendly pitches of Dubai. Cut to November, now women's
Decorated off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has rated India women's team's World Cup title triumph as a "bigger achievement" than any World Cup win that the nation has ever won because of the impact it can create in the landscape of the country's women's cricket.
India women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur posed in front of the Gateway of India in Mumbai with the coveted Women's World Cup trophy and recreated the iconic picture of 'Captain Cool' MS Dhoni with the World Cup title in 2011.
Amanjot Kaur ran out the South African opener Tazmin Brits to shift momentum towards India and took a stunning catch of Proteas skipper and the leading run scorer of the Women's CWC 2025, Laura Wolvaardt.
India women's team head coach Amol Muzumdar, in a powerful message, urged his team to block out the outside noise for seven hours and write their own story before the Women's World Cup final against South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary has hailed Team India winning the ICC Women's World Cup and said it is a sign of how Indian society is changing and that young women are breaking new boundaries.
Indian Cricket Team players Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Jasprit Bumrah took to their official social media handle and applauded the Indian Women's players following their exceptional performance in the 2025 edition of the ICC Women's World Cup.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur posted a heartfelt message after India ended its much-awaited drought for the maiden Women's World Cup title with a 52-run victory in the final over South Africa on Sunday.
Family members of the all-rounder Amanjot Kaur celebrated after the Indian Women's Team created history on Sunday as the Women in Blue went on to clinch their maiden ICC Women's World Cup trophy.
Former cricketer Syed Kirmani applauded the Indian women's cricket team's World Cup-winning effort, calling Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues the "darlings of the team," and said the squad's comeback after three straight losses reflected their fighting spirit.