India’s maiden Women’s World Cup triumph wasn’t just a sporting breakthrough. It was a collection of long, rugged journeys stitched together by players who refused to bend to circumstances. Few stories reflect that more clearly than Radha Yadav’s, a cricketer shaped by narrow lanes, relentless doubts and a family that never stopped believing in her.

In an exclusive conversation with India Today, Radha revisited the path that carried her from a modest Mumbai neighbourhood to cricket’s biggest stage and the emotional weight behind India’s historic win. Her tournament numbers were quieter than usual, but her story remained one of the defining threads of India’s campaign.

Radha grew up in a small room above a grocery shop in Kandivali, a shop she was able to buy for her father soon after ear

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