The scenes at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday night were nothing short of iconic. Under the floodlights, tears met triumph as Harmanpreet Kaur and her team lifted India\u2019s maiden ICC Women\u2019s World Cup trophy \u2014 a moment generations of cricketers and fans had dreamed of.<\/p>\n
The celebration did not end on the field. In a record-setting gesture, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a \u20b951 crore cash reward<\/strong> for the players, coaches, and support staff. This is the largest cash prize ever awarded in Indian women\u2019s sporting history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Along with the USD 4.48 million prize (~\u20b939.78 crore)<\/strong> that the ICC will distribute to the World Cup champions, Team India\u2019s total reward kitty now stands at nearly \u20b991 crore<\/strong> \u2014 a landmark moment for women\u2019s sport in the country. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia described the win as a moment that \u201cturns belief into a movement,\u201d comparing it to the transformative impact of India\u2019s 1983 World Cup triumph under Kapil Dev.<\/p>\n \u201cIn 1983, Kapil Dev brought a new era and encouragement in cricket by making India win the World Cup. The same excitement and encouragement has been introduced by the women today,\u201d Saikia told ANI. Saikia also credited ICC Chairman Jay Shah for accelerating the rise of women\u2019s cricket in India:<\/p>\n \u201cThese steps have greatly promoted women\u2019s cricket,\u201d Saikia said.<\/p>\n The 2025 Women\u2019s World Cup had a total prize purse of $13.88 million (~\u20b9123 crore)<\/strong> \u2014 nearly triple the 2022 edition, symbolising the sport\u2019s rapid global expansion.<\/p>\n With stadiums full, television records broken, and a new generation glued to their screens, this triumph is more than a victory \u2014 it is a revolution in motion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n And now, backed by \u20b991 crore in total reward<\/strong>, India\u2019s trailblazers step into a new era \u2014 not just champions of the world, but champions of change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The scenes at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday night were nothing short of iconic. Under the floodlights,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":391,"featured_media":32111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nYes \u2014 Harmanpreet Kaur and her golden girls collectively take home \u20b991 crore.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cA new chapter begins\u201d<\/h3>\n
\n\u201cHarmanpreet Kaur and her team have not just won the trophy today; they have won the hearts of all Indians.\u201d<\/p>\nJay Shah\u2019s role in women\u2019s cricket rise<\/h3>\n
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A watershed moment<\/h3>\n