Feeling overwhelmed upon seeing her teammates celebrate their inspiring title win at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 on Sunday, November 2, India’s injured opening batter Pratika Rawal made sure she joined them despite being in a wheelchair. The right-hander was ruled out of the tournament before the semi-final, having suffered a serious ankle injury while fielding against Bangladesh in the same ground.

Moments after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and her spirited Indian side completed their remarkable comeback arc in the tournament, beating South Africa by 52 runs in the final in Navi Mumbai, Rawal was seen joining the team with her father, Pradeep Rawal. She attempted to stand for a bit and do some light bhangra too.

Making the moments even more memorable, Rawal was wearing the Indian team sh

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