Former India captain and one of the pioneering figures in women’s cricket, Diana Edulji, expressed her pride after the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side won their first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup on Sunday night at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Edulji described the triumph as “a red-letter day” for Indian cricket, saying she felt proud to be a woman cricketer.

“Well, today is a red-letter day. I’m very happy and a proud woman cricketer. All the hard work of the last 50 years has borne fruit today. I’m very, very proud that the girls have won this World Cup. They deserve all the accolades — they played wonderful cricket, and today, they played like a true champion team.

“You could tell they were hungry for this victory and determined to finally cross the line, which they had been striving

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