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India’s women’s cricket team has created history — lifting their first-ever Women’s World Cup in 2025! ???? But behind this victory lies a bigger story — one of reform, resilience, and equality.

PM Modi, Prez Murmu congratulate women's cricket team on World Cup win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian women's cricket team for winning its first-ever World Cup with a 52-run victory over South Africa. "A spectacular win by the Indian team in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Finals. Their performance in the final was marked by great skill and confidence," he said in a post on X. "The team showed exceptional teamwork and tenacity throughout the tournament. Congratulations to our players. This historic win will motivate future champions to take up sports," Modi added. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also congratulated the team, saying the women cricketers have won hearts across the nation. "Congratulations to Team India on clinching the ICC Women's World Cup 2025!What a display of courage, skill, and belief. You've not just won a trophy, you've won hearts across the nation. Every Indian is proud of you! 'Saare Jahan se accha Hindustan humaara'. A golden moment for Indian cricket and for women in sports!" he said on X.

India vs Australia: Ravindra Jadeja breaks silence on his ODI future

The chief selector Ajit Agarkar, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and captain Shubman Gill had a chat with me and explained why I was not part of the Australia ODI squad, says Jadeja

'When a captain performs...': Jadeja opens up on playing under captain Gill

If the leader sets an example, it inspires everyone around him, Shubman has done exactly that, says India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja

Rohit, Kohli are in India's 2027 ICC ODI World Cup plan: Shubman Gill

The experience and skill that Rohit bhai and Virat bhai have - very few players possess that, they are very much in the mix for the ODI World Cup 2027, says Shubman Gill

Cape Town, Durban among venues revealed for ICC ODI World Cup 2027

To steer preparations, CSA introduced the Local Organising Committee Board (LOCB) for the 2027 World Cup

ICC Women's World Cup 2025 warm-up matches full schedule, time & streaming

Hosts India will take on England in the first warm-up match of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 on September 25

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine to retire post Women's World Cup 2025

Devine's contributions to New Zealand cricket have been immense. Across 152 ODIs, she has scored 3,990 runs at an average of 31.66, including eight centuries

Is 2027 ODI World Cup Kohli's swansong? Here's what he said on future plans

In response to a question regarding his next major goal during an RCB event, Kohli said, 'Try to win the next World Cup.'

Mission 2027: How Rohit is planning to participate in ODI World Cup at 40?

Rohit Sharma is expected to ally with assistant coach Abhishek Nayar to be fit for the 2027 ODI World Cup.

1983 to 2025: Relive India's iconic wins in final of ICC events | Watch

India beat New Zealand to become the most successful team in the ICC Champions Trophy, with three trophies

Australia vs South Africa head-to-head record and key stats in ICC events

The latest clash between the two sides in the ODI World Cup was during the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India. South Africa defeated Australia in the group stage with a commanding 134-run victory

ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025: Indian skipper aims to retain the title

Captains of all participating teams gather together for ICC's traditional meet ahead of the tournament

Why India shouldn't go to Pakistan: Broken ties go beyond cricket disputes

Broken cricket relationships in the subcontinent aren't about any disputes over the game, nor Hindu-Muslim issues. They are about the state of the nations, and what goes on between them

ICC announces equal prize money for men's and women's World Cups from 2024

The winners will receive $2.34 million, a substantial 134 per cent increase from the $1 million awarded to Australia in 2023

Paddy Upton believes sports can help improve corporate work culture

Upton highlights several key lessons, including the importance of overcoming constant errors and cultivating a positive culture through strong leadership and open feedback

Similarity between stocks, India T20 World Cup win? Virender Sehwag answers

During a consolidation phase, the stock trades in a certain range with subdued volumes. It faces selling pressure on the upside, near the same levels where supply was witnessed earlier

PM Modi, Prez Murmu congratulate Team India after T20 World Cup win

Hailing the Indian cricket team as champions after the T20 World Cup win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday the cricketers have won the hearts of crores of people. He said on X, "CHAMPIONS! Our team brings the T20 World Cup home in STYLE! We are proud of the Indian Cricket Team." He described the thriller in which India repulsed a determined South African team as historic. Over 140 crore Indians are feeling proud of the cricketers' performance, he said, adding that they won the cup in the field and hearts of crores of Indians in villages and streets. Noting that India did not lose a single match, the prime minister said it is not a small achievement in a tournament where so many countries participated.

T20 WC: Gaffaney, Tucker to officiate semifinal between India and England

New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney and Rodney Tucker of Australia will be the on-field officials for the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup between India and England in Providence, Guyana on Thursday. Reigning champions England booked their place in the seimfinal with a 10-wicket win against co-hosts USA, while India put the finishing touches to a perfect Super 8s stage with a 24-run win over Australia. Joel Wilson will be the TV Umpire for a re-run of the 2022 semifinal, which saw England come out on top, with Paul Reiffel in place as the fourth umpire. New Zealand's Jeffrey Crowe has been appointed as the match referee for the second semifinal. England's Richard Illingworth and Nitin Menon of India will be on the on-field umpires when Afghanistan make history by playing in their first T20 World Cup semifinal against South Africa in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday. Afghanistan qualified for the last-four stage with an eight-run win against Bangladesh, via DLS, at Australia'

T20 Wold Cup: Kuldeep will come into play in Caribbean, says Rahul Dravid

Without giving too much away, India head coach Rahul Dravid hinted at the possibility of playing wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the Caribbean leg of the T20 World Cup, starting with the Super 8 opener against Afghanistan. India did not play either Kuldeep or Yuzvendra Chahal in the USA leg of the tournament considering the pace-friendly conditions. However, the conditions are different in the Caribbean where wrist spinners have already made an impact with Adam Zampa being a case in point. India could drop a pacer and include Kuldeep in the team ========================================== How tough was it to leave Kuldeep, who has been India's standout spinner over the past 12 months, out of playing eleven in USA? It's tough to leave anyone out. I mean all the four guys that we left out in those games, to be honest, are all quality players. It's just that the conditions and what we felt was the requirement in that particular venue made us go with that particular combination where we