Former Australian legend Steve Waugh praised India’s women’s cricket team for their World Cup win, saying it’s a significant boost for women’s sports globally.

He believes the team’s victory will inspire young girls in India and create a pathway for them to pursue professional cricket careers.

India’s years-long dream of capturing the ICC Women’s World Cup finally become a reality after two heartbreaks in 2005 and 2017 finals, as they defeated South Africa by 52 runs in a clinical performance at the finals, which saw Shafali Verma (87 and 2/36) and Deepti Sharma (58 and 5/39) delivering all-round performances that would stay imprinted in the minds’ of millions and serve as a tale of inspiration for the cricketers of the future.

“I think women’s sport in general is taking off all around

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