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India Women’s World Cup Champions Return to Cheers as Calls Grow to Strengthen the Women’s Game

Experts urge sustained investment from grassroots to pay equity following the breakthrough win.

Overview

  • Players were welcomed in Delhi with public celebrations, cutting a cake and dancing as nationwide tributes continued after the 52-run final win over South Africa.
  • Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma were named in the ICC Team of the Tournament, which Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa will captain after topping the run charts.
  • Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann congratulated the team over video call and said the Punjab players will receive a rousing reception on their return.
  • Amanjot Kaur’s late catch was highlighted as a match‑defining moment, drawing emotional family reactions that underscored the human stories behind the triumph.
  • Former players and analysts pressed for deeper reforms, citing limited red-ball days, uneven domestic support and bonus disparities, even as Sunil Gavaskar said the win is monumental but not identical to the men’s 1983 triumph.