World Cup win will trigger India juggernaut – Hartley

Former England spinner Alex Hartley predicts that India’s debut World Cup victory will make them a juggernaut in women’s cricket.

In a historic moment at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Harmanpreet Kaur’s team defeated South Africa by 52 runs, which is expected to mark a turning point for the game in India.

The capacity 45, 000 crowd stayed until the very end, cheering every run and erupting into ecstasy when Deepti Sharma, the tournament’s MVP, took the winning wicket.

According to Hartley, “India could become a juggernaut of women’s cricket, where they could get to is frightening.”

More and more people are going to want to be like Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Jemimah Rodrigues, according to the domestic system and the game.

Because of what India has just accomplished, more and more young girls and boys will be picking up bats to play cricket.

South Africa lost their third successive global championship match in a row, but the city turned into a sea of blue as crowds of people poured out of the stadium wearing shirts with the names Harmanpreet and Smriti Mandhana in droves.

India, who won the World Cup with England in 2017, put forth the pressure to win because they are a team that billions of people watch.

India’s players, who knew the magnitude of their victory and what might come next, echoed Hartley’s prediction and confidence in India’s boom.

Amanjot Kaur, a 25-year-old all-rounder, said, “This means a lot, we have created history.”

This is only the beginning, though. We will be a dominant force in every way, and I’m glad we were able to do it when it was most needed.

For Harmanpreet, Deepti, and Smriti Mandhana, the three players who played in India’s final 50-over World Cup final and the agonizing nine-run defeat by England at Lord’s in 2017, this was the crowning moment. Amanjot is one of the crop of exciting, emerging talents.

With Harmanpreet as their superstar leader, Mandhana has been the tournament’s poster girl, her face appearing on billboards and television ads everywhere, while Deepti has been their most consistent performer.

For a player who is typically so active on the field, she allowed the emotion to take over as she was surrounded by her team-mates for the eagerly awaited trophy lift.

After each World Cup that we traveled to as a team, we discussed what we needed to do, according to Harmanpreet, 36.

The BCCI really put their trust in us, and that’s why we’re standing here. “They expected something special.