ICC announces Women's ODI World Cup 2029 expansion from 8 to 10 teams with 48 matches (up from 31). Decision follows record 300,000 stadium attendance and 500 million Indian viewers during India's maiden 2025 triumph. Women's T20 World Cup 2026 expands to 12 teams.
ICC announces Women's World Cup 2025 Team of the Tournament. Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma lead Indian contingent. Laura Wolvaardt captains after record 571 runs. Deepti named Player of the Tournament.
Jemimah Rodrigues' endorsement fees double to Rs 75 lakh-Rs 1.5 crore after World Cup heroics. Smriti Mandhana earns Rs 1.5-2 crore across 16 brands. Players see 25-100% fee increases within 24 hours.
BCCI confirms no immediate victory parade for India's World Cup-winning women's team. Secretary Devajit Saikia says celebrations will be planned after officials return from ICC meetings in Dubai (November 4-7).
Virat Kohli praised India's women's cricket team for their historic World Cup victory, emphasizing how the triumph will inspire generations of girls to pursue cricket as a career.
Harmanpreet Kaur's gut feeling to bowl Shafali Verma in the World Cup final proved decisive. Shafali scored 87 and took 2 crucial wickets to win Player of the Match in India's maiden World Cup triumph.
Harmanpreet Kaur signed a major endorsement deal with real estate giant Omaxe Ltd less than 24 hours after leading India to their maiden Women's World Cup title, signaling a commercial breakthrough for women's cricket.
Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami—who came close to World Cup glory in 2005 and 2017—finally lifted the trophy as Harmanpreet's team honored the legends who built Indian women's cricket.
Pratika Rawal scored 308 runs—India's second-highest—but didn't receive a World Cup winner's medal due to ICC rules after being replaced by Shafali Verma following an ankle injury.
Mithali Raj credits the Women's Premier League for India's maiden World Cup triumph, saying it gave players the belief to turn things around in crunch moments and learn from Australian stars.
India's in-form opener Pratika Rawal has been ruled out of the Women's World Cup 2025 after sustaining a hairline ankle fracture. Shafali Verma replaces her ahead of the semifinal against Australia.