At the stroke of the midnight hour on Sunday, the Indian women’s cricket team kept its tryst with destiny. For the first time ever, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur led her squad to a historic victory in the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup. After Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni, Harmanpreet became the third Indian captain to lift the coveted trophy.

As a grand gesture, the BCCI announced a cash reward of Rs 51 crores for the team which will be in addition to the USD 4.48 million that will be awarded by the ICC for winning the trophy. Overnight the women players have joined the ranks of the richest sportspersons in India. Bollywood celebrities and political bigwigs are trying to outdo each other in hailing the team.

Utter humiliation

It has been an astonishing rise to stardom for the women players. Be

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