Sometime past midnight, after she completed the catch that won India the ICC Women’s World Cup, Harmanpreet Kaur ran and jumped into her father’s arms. The 36-year-old Indian captain had seen a whole lot of ups and downs in her career but in those moments, she was just Harmendar Singh Bhullar’s little daughter who dreamt of one day becoming a world champion.

When shown the footage of that epic night in Navi Mumbai , Bhullar says it was a fitting reward for pushing through nights that weren’t easy. “That day, the jump and hug was by a daughter to share the happiness and joy with her father. But we have seen those days too, when Harman would cry after facing the disappointment of losses at World Cups. At that time too, my wife and I stood like this for Harman so that she could share all h

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