Navi Mumbai: The Indian women created history on Sunday. Harmanpreet Kaur and her team were crowned the new world champions, making their home World Cup a memorable one.

In winning the title in their third entry to the final, India overcame the pressure of expectations from the entire nation. A tournament that saw them go through a roller coaster ride, India peaked at the right time in the back end of the tournament to win crucial matches and emerge triumphant in style.

Harmanpreet joined the illustrious list of Indian cricket captains to have led the nation to World Cup glory. In becoming the first Indian woman to lift the global trophy, she joined Kapil Dev, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma as the leaders who led in exemplary manner and scripted golden chapters in Indian cricket h

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