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25th June 1983 and 2nd November 2025 will be two dates that will be remembered as red-letter days in Indian cricket history. On Sunday at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium, 43 years after the Indian men's team won their first-ever World Cup title, Harmanpreet led the Indian women to their maiden title after beating South Africa in the final of the 2025 Women's World Cup. While it was a captain from Punjab this time around, it was Kapil Dev from Haryana who had led the team to the title at Lord's after beating the odds to beat West Indies. Asked about whether the 2025 triumph can have a revolution like the 1983 one did for the men, the Indian captain stated that it was very important for the team to win a major title for that to happen. She claimed the team was still playing good cricket, but fans want to see their team lift a big cup. Yes, definitely. We have been talking about this for a long time. We have been playing good cricket. But we have to win a big tournament. Without that, the revolution that we are talking about will not happen. At the end of the day, fans, audience, everybody, they want to see their favourite team win. We have been playing good cricket. We were not playing a good team. But we were waiting for this moment. Today, we got a chance to live this moment. I don't know how to express,but I am so happy and so proud of this team," said Harmanpreet. Also Read: Bohot Coaches Change Ho Rahe The, Kuch Samajh Nahi Aa Raha Tha: Harmanpreet Hails Mazudar's Role In WC Triumph This was the third instance of the women's team playing a World Cup final, having lost to Australia in 2005 before coming close but missing out by the barest of margins in 2017 against England. Harmanpreet was a key part of that team led by Mithali Raj that lost out at Lord's. Infact, the 36-year-old stunning knock of 171 against Australia in the 2017 semi-final is widely considered as the watershed moment of women's cricket in India. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.
