India’s head coach Amol Muzumdar said the girls deserve all the credit after they won the World Cup by beating South Africa by 52 runs at Navi Mumbai on Sunday. Muzumdar said the players have worked extremely hard for this moment and deserve all the accolades.
After losing three matches in the league phase of the ODI showpiece, the Women in Blue were able to bring their best in the semifinal and final. India posted 298 runs on the board after Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma scored 87 and 58 runs respectively against South Africa in the summit clash.
Furthermore, India gave their all in the field and Deepti was once again able to deliver the goods. She returned with impressive figures of 5-39 in 9.3 overs she bowled, including the all-important wicket of Laura Wolvaardt.
Amol Muzumdar said while talking to the broadcasters, “Absolutely proud. There’s no doubt about it. I don’t know, it’s not yet sink in, but it’s an unbelievable achievement by all the girls. I mean, they deserve every credit. They deserve everything that will follow from here because they’ve worked terribly hard. I know for a fact that they’ve done extremely, every Indian proud.”
Muzumdar also reflected on the team’s comeback after three losses in the league phase against England, South Africa and Australia.
He added, “We didn’t look at those losses as losses. We just thought that we just couldn’t get over the line, that’s about it. We dominated a lot of, you know, in those games we dominated a majority of those matches. So we didn’t look at those as losses. We just thought that, yeah, there are some hiccups in the campaign, but we were still alive in the tournament. And here we are on 2nd November 2025, world champions.”
Asked on the significance of this historic win, Muzumdar concluded, “I don’t know. I really don’t know. But I’m sure, as I said, they deserve everything that will follow from here on. And I know for a fact that they’ve worked extremely hard for this. And I think it’s a watershed moment for Indian cricket.”
Muzumdar and his support staff also deserve a lot of credit for India’s win.
