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BCCI has more than doubled match fees for women cricketers in domestic cricket, with senior players now earning Rs 50,000-60,000 per day after India's World Cup triumph.
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).
Mithali Raj's viral interview reveals India women cricketers earned just Rs 1,000 per match in 2005 World Cup. Today's champions receive Rs 91 crore—a 900,000% increase in two decades.
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.
South African actress Thanja Vuur questioned why SA cricket legends didn't attend the World Cup final, contrasting it with India's strong support from Sachin, Rohit, and other greats.
Smriti Mandhana was left in disbelief after being given out caught behind against Australia, with UltraEdge showing a faint spike. She repeatedly insisted "bat nahi laga" (ball didn't touch my bat).
Jemimah Rodrigues scored an unbeaten 127 to guide India to a record-breaking chase of 339 vs Australia. In an emotional interview, she revealed she cried almost every day during the tour due to anxiety.
Virat Kohli gave a special shout-out to Jemimah Rodrigues after her match-winning 127 helped India defeat Australia in a record-breaking Women's World Cup semifinal chase.
Sunil Gavaskar promises to perform a duet with Jemimah Rodrigues if India wins the Women's ODI World Cup 2025, recreating their 2024 BCCI Awards musical moment.
