CHANDIGARH: Celebrations erupted in Moga (Punjab) — the hometown of Indian Women’s Cricket Team captain Harmanpreet Kaur — and in Rohtak (Haryana) — the hometown of star batter Shafali Verma — after India clinched its first-ever Women’s Cricket World Cup title, defeating South Africa in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Gowardhan Sharma, a cricket enthusiast and close friend of Harmander Singh, Harmanpreet’s father, said, “Harman has made history. This is a glorious day not just for Indian cricket, but for Moga. We have seen her grow up playing in the dusty fields here. Today, she’s shown the world what true determination looks like.”

Waving the Tricolour, bursting crackers, and chanting Harmanpreet’s name, hundreds of cricket fans gathered at the Guru Nanak College Ground in Moga, where she first

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