Overview
- At Velammal Nexus School in Chennai, Harmanpreet Kaur picked MS Dhoni over Virat Kohli when asked to name her favourite cricketer.
- Harmanpreet was felicitated for captaining India to their maiden Women’s ODI World Cup title on November 2 with a 52-run win over South Africa at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
- She said fans now discuss cricket without men-versus-women comparisons, noting high viewership and full stadiums as signs of progress.
- Naming Virender Sehwag as her biggest inspiration, she urged young girls to work hard to achieve their goals.
- The triumph put her alongside Kapil Dev, Dhoni and Rohit Sharma as Indian World Cup-winning captains, capping her fifth World Cup since a 2009 debut after a campaign that rebounded from three group losses to beat Australia in the semifinal.