New Delhi: A bright story of valiance – that’s what India women’s majestic triumph over the ‘erstwhile’ formidable Australian side in the women’s World Cup semifinal clash should ideally be called. In the most thought-provoking cricketing tales, this story would certainly be written on the first few pages for reasons, aplenty.

To crush Australia’s dominance didn’t only require the swing of a bat both ways but it required courage and will in abundance which the Women in Blue showcased in Navi Mumbai late Thursday night. A wish to succeed and climb to the pinnacle is dreamt by many but achieved by a very few who have it in them to exhibit the traits at the most crucial juncture.

By having let down by one of the departments to getting them on the cusp of becoming the women’s world champion

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