On November 2 this year, the Indian women's cricket team scripted history. Harmanpreet Kaur and company won the first Women's World Cup title for India.
India opener Shafali Verma has been named ICC Womens Player of the Month for November 2025, following her decisive performance in the ODI World Cup final against South Africa.
This was no trophy won by chance. The foundation had been laid two to three years ago. Having already endured heartbreak in two finals - 2005 and 2017 - India entered the 2025 edition with a different mindset.
Pratika Rawal was one of India's standout performers in the tournament, finishing as the fourth-highest run-scorer with 308 runs in seven games, averaging 51.33.
Jemimah Rodrigues has opened up about the overwhelming wave of calls, messages and social-media attention she received after her match-winning knock in the World Cup semi-final
Swashbuckling opener Shafali Verma acknowledged that she spent sleepless and anxious nights ahead of the recent ICC Women's World Cup final against South Africa.
Richa Ghosh was one of the star performers in India's Women's World Cup 2025 win. In eight matches during the marquee event, she scored 235 runs at an average of 39.16
The Indian women's team has been promised many rewards since it won the ODI World Cup. According to Sunil Gavaskar, some of these promises might never be fulfilled.
India's women's World Cup winner Shafali Verma on Sunday also said she has faced a lot of struggles in the last year and worked "extremely hard" to improve her game.
Former India skipper Shantha Rangaswamy had stated that Harmanpreet Kaur should now step down from captaincy and focus more on her batting and fielding.
India Women's World Cup 2025 hero Deepti Sharma's brother, Sumit, played a pivotal role in shaping her cricket career, even leaving his job in order to help her pursue her dreams.