It’s difficult to believe it when people say, ‘it was all written’, but there are moments when even the most philosophical statements seem true.

As Harmanpreet Kaur led India to the first-ever Women’s World Cup, a photo is stirring up one of those moments: clicked by ESPNcricinfo ‘s Annesha Ghosh, it shows the t-shirt that the skipper’s father, Harmandar Singh Bhullar, bought for her as a gift the day she was born. It’s a simple white and blue buttoned t-shirt with one simple design: a cricket batter, all padded up, hitting a shot with the text underlining it reading, ‘Good batting’.

Harmandar was a club-level cricketer who became her first coach and protected her from the prejudice of the society in Moga, Punjab. 36 years later, she was part of the Indian team’s victory lap at the DY

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