Women’s World Cup Final: The Indian women’s cricket team fulfilled their and the country’s dream by defeating South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday (November 2, 2025) to win the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup for the first time. After this historic victory, there was a very emotional moment in the team’s celebration, when Captain Harmanpreet Kaur dedicated the trophy to former veteran players.
The Indian team celebrated vigorously after winning the World Champion Trophy. In a video of this celebration that went viral on social media, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates were seen honoring former Indian veteran players outside the dressing room.
Harmanpreet Kaur dedicated the trophy to former players like Anjum Chopra, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami. In this memorable moment, Harmanpreet Kaur hugged Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami and said in an emotional tone, ‘Didi, this is for you.’ During this, the Indian captain also made a special apology. He added, ‘I apologize for not being able to win the World Cup for you last time.’
This moment made cricket fans emotional, as these former players had long dreamed of making India win the World Cup and it came true after their retirement. This celebration by the team showed the strong bond between the previous and current generations.
