“Fall for fake promises…”- Sunil Gavaskar warns India post Women’s World Cup 2025 victory
The former opening batter of the Indian cricket team, Sunil Gavaskar, has warned the Indian women's side post their World Cup 2025 victory after they beat South Africa in the final at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian women's side lifted their maiden World Cup a week ago after beating South Africa in the final at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. Shafali Verm and Deepti Sharma’s celebrated half-centuries posted a huge score on the board, while Laura Wolvaardt’s century wasn’t able to complete the chase.
The former Indian opener, Sunil Gavaskar, reckoned that the players should not expect every promise made to them after the Women's World Cup triumph. He recalled how their 1983 World Cup victory against England was followed by wide coverage in India and plenty of promise, which was never materialized.
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“(It’s) just a word of caution to the girls. Please don’t get disappointed if some of the promised awards don’t come to you. In India, advertisers, brands, and individuals are quick to jump on the bandwagon and try to get free publicity for themselves on the shoulders of the winners.” Gavaskar wrote in his column.
Sunil Gavaskar compares India’s Women’s World Cup 2025 victory with 1983 experience
India started their World Cup campaign with two wins before facing three successive defeats against Australia, South Africa, and England. That was a point when they could have been disqualified. But with the win over New Zealand, they turned the tables and won the semifinal against Australia, along with a final victory over the Proteas.
“Have a look at the full-page advertising and hoardings congratulating the team. Unless they are team and individual players’ sponsors, the rest are only trying to promote their brands or themselves and giving nothing to the ones who have brought glory to Indian cricket.” Gavaskar added in his column.
“The 1983 team also made many promises with loads of coverage in the media then. Almost all never materialized. The media can’t be blamed, as they were happy to carry the lofty announcements, not realizing that they also were being used by these shameless people. So girls, don’t fret if these shameless ones are using your win to promote themselves.” The former Indian opening batter shed light.
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