My colleague Mujib Mashal writes about how a huge victory on the cricket ground could change the lives of women and girls.

With India winning the Women's Cricket World Cup, Harmanpreet Kaur achieves yet another milestone in her storied cricket career.

BCCI announces Cash Prize of INR 51 Crore for India's victorious ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 contingent

Currently touring Australia, India lost the ODI series 2-1 and is engaged in the ongoing T20 series. Later this year, South Africa will tour India for a full schedule of Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.

Now as India won the title, that too in front of home crowd, it was only fitting to see the beacons of women's cricket in India get their dues paid and celebrate the moment with girls, who they once nurtured.

India’s women’s cricket team made history by winning their first-ever ODI World Cup, defeating South Africa in a thrilling final. With Deepti Sharma’s all-round brilliance and Harmanpreet Kaur’s leadership,

Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma starred with both bat and ball to propel India to their first Women’s World Cup title with a 52-run win over South Africa.

Now that India's women's cricket team has registered a historic World Cup win, should the powers that be cash in on this and release Chakda 'Xpress, the long-pending Jhulan Goswami biopic starring Anushka Sharma?