Women World Cup 2025: Last Sunday, the Indian women’s cricket team created history by winning the title of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. The team led by Harmanpreet Kaur won the title of world champion by defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final held at DY Patil Stadium. The Indian captain has now revealed that Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar had called the Indian women’s team a night before the final and said some enlightening things. Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Jai Shah were also present in the stadium in the final match. Women World Cup 2025 A day before final Sachin Tendulkar phone call to women team

Tendulkar advised to maintain balance in the team

The Indian women’s team won the title of World Cup winner with a memorable performance in a packed stadium. Speaking on the ICC review, Harmanpreet said that Tendulkar shared his experiences and asked the team to maintain balance. Harmanpreet said, ‘One night before the match, Sachin (Tendulkar) sir called. He shared his experience and asked us to maintain balance. He said that when the game is going on fast, then play it slowly. Try and control it because when you walk too fast, there are chances that you may stumble. We have to avoid this. I was thinking about all the advice I was getting from seniors. Maintain control, be patient, that moment will come and you will understand it.

Shefali became the player of the match of the final

Shefali Verma was the player of the match in the final, she played an inning of 87 runs and also took two wickets. Deepti Sharma also took five wickets and was named Player of the Tournament. With the win on November 2, Harmanpreet became the first Indian woman to lift the senior World Cup trophy for the country. She also became the third Indian captain after Kapil Dev (1983) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2011). After the victory she said, ‘To be honest, I am not able to think about it right now. Maybe after a few months I will realize what we have achieved. What have we given to our country? I can’t even think about it right now.

Harmanpreet still feels everything like a dream

He further said, ‘I have talked to Amol (Majumdar) sir about this. It feels like we have won some bilateral series and now we are going back home. We will know its effect in a few months. Right now it just seems like a dream. Earlier, Shafali had also admitted that talking to Tendulkar a few minutes before the final boosted her morale and helped her calm her nervousness.