Navi Mumbai- India raised a toast to the women’s cricket team after its historic maiden World Cup victory, with leading sports personalities, political figures, corporate honchos, Bollywood actors calling it a “defining” moment that could inspire an entire generation.

It was a watershed moment for Indian women’s cricket as years of toil and near-misses culminated to redemption and history, with the team defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final Sunday night to become only the fourth side to lift the ODI title.

“1983 inspired an entire generation to dream big and chase those dreams. Today, our Women’s Cricket Team has done something truly special,” cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar wrote on ‘X’.

“They have inspired countless young girls across the country to pick up a bat and ball, t

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