From a promising, uncapped cricketer to lifting the World Cup as the head coach, Amol Muzumdar's career was full of uncertainty. During a live conversation with W. V. Raman, Muzumdar reveals how he reformed his thinking, working method, and all to become successful in his career. 

It was a live chat conversation between W. V. Raman, another big name in the Indian cricket coaching sector, and Amol Muzumdar, under whose coaching the India Women's cricket team won the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, defeating the South Africa Women's cricket team. The World Cup-winning head coach, during the live interaction, without any hesitation acknowledged that it was Raman who helped him to shape his career. 

Raman himself shared the part of the video where the viewers can hear Muzumdar mentioning an old conversation between them. From that conversation with W. V. Raman, Muzumdar explored a new way of thought process as a coach, which ultimately resulted in winning the World Cup with the India Women's cricket team. 

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Amol Muzumdar highlights the turning point of his career 

"A conversation with Amol Muzumdar at the NCA a few years ago resulted in a few changes. I am glad I initiated that chat. Couldn't be happier for the latest WC-winning coach. Another chance for you "Muzum" next summer in England," the caption of the video, shared by W V Raman, reads. 

A conversation with @amolmuzumdar11 at the NCA a few years ago resulted in a few changes. I am glad I initiated that chat.
Couldn't be happier for the latest WC winning coach. Another chance for you "Muzum" 😀😀 next summer in England.
Click on the link 👇to listen to it. pic.twitter.com/7zMLzZHT9v

— WV Raman (@wvraman) November 3, 2025

Amol Muzumdar, in his early days on the cricket field, used to be a top-class batter. In his debut Ranji Trophy match, he scored a double hundred. Apart from Mumbai, he was associated with multiple other states in domestic cricket. Despite performing well with the bat, he never got the opportunity to play for Team India. It was the time when players like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Virendra Sehwag had already made their place permanent in Team India. After retiring from his career as a professional cricketer, Muzumdar relaunched his career as a coach and gained success gradually. Now, his name is encrypted in the pages of the history book. 

It was the night where joy found no hurdle. Years of piled-up emotion were oozing out from every Indian cricket fan present at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.

India Women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was at the center of the spotlight. She made her name permanent in the pages of the record book. For the entire nation, Harmanpreet is the captain, but for her parents, she is a daughter. After the match, Team India was celebrating the moment. Harmanpreet went straight to his father, Harmander Singh Bhullar, who was waiting for his daughter. In between the crazy crowd, when all the camera lenses were on Harmanpreet, she hugged his father.

Harmander, out of joy, lifted Kaur like a small child. An adorable moment between a father and daughter. Like Kaur, his father was also then on the seventh heaven, living one of the best moments of his life. Through the video, attached in the article below, readers can see the auspicious moment. 

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Harmanpreet Kaur's father lifts her like a small child

The way Harmanpreet Kaur’s father lifted her up and hugged her.🥹❤️

The proudest father.🤍 pic.twitter.com/6lRwF24Ycu

— 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) November 3, 2025

Harmanpreet Kaur's father, Harmander Singh Bhullar, was a former sportsman and later worked as a clerk at a local judicial court. He is one of the main reasons Kaur grew up and became one of the most successful cricketers in Indian cricket. During the semi-final of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, when India faced a stiff challenge from the Australia women's team, Kaur played an important knock. 

She missed a century by only a few runs and provided the much-needed support to Jemimah Rodrigues, whose unbeaten hundred-plus-run innings ensured India's win and confirmed the ticket to the final. After that, the rest is history—India won the World Cup. 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) had set a whopping amount of prize money for the winner of the Women's World Cup 2025. Team India, the winner of the tournament, received a huge paycheck as the best team of the tournament. As the winner of the World Cup, they won prize money of USD 4.48 million (approximately Rs 39.55 crore).

The South Africa Women's team, the second-best team of the contest, also claimed a handsome amount of money. Apart from the finalists of the WC 2025, six other teams, who were also a part of the competition, also received a fair amount of money. While India emerged as the winner of the prestigious tournament, Pakistan's women's team concluded their campaign in the bottommost position.

Despite their poor run, Pakistan cricket team also bagged a good amount of money for participating in the tournament. All the eight teams got prize money according to their performances in the points table. 

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Women's World Cup 2025 full prize money breakdown:

• Champions (India)—USD 4.48 million (approximately Rs 39.55 crore)
• Runners-up (South Africa) – USD 2.24 million (approximately Rs 19.77 crore)
• Losing semifinalists (Australia and England)—USD 1.12 million each (approximately Rs 9.89 crore)
• Group-stage wins—USD 34,314 (approximately Rs 30.29 lakh) per match
• 5th–6th place finishers – USD 700,000 (approximately Rs 62 lakh)
• 7th–8th place finishers – USD 280,000 (approximately Rs 24.71 lakh)
• Guaranteed participation payout—USD 250,000 (approximately Rs 22 lakh) per team

List of the teams in Women's World Cup 2025 and the amount they received:

Only a few Indian captains have the fortune to win the ICC World Cup. Harmanpreet Kaur is one of them. The Indian women's cricket team won the title after defeating the South African women's cricket team. During the group stage, when India was struggling to maintain their momentum, losing multiple matches, Kaur had to face a lot of criticism. But she remained firm on her duties, and her team remained strong with their skipper as well. As a result, the glory moment was winning the ICC ODI World Cup 2025. 

After years of hard work, Kaur deserves to be in the seventh sky. Throughout her cricketing career at the highest level, she emerged as one of the richest woman cricketers in the nation. But how rich is Kaur actually? What is her net worth? Through this article, we will try to find some more personal details of the skipper after achieving the historic feat. 

Who could have thought that Shafali Verma was destined to be one of the main protagonists behind the India Women's team's historic feat in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025? From the bench to leading the team to glory, Varma turned out to be the most surprising inclusion for the team. In the final match against the South Africa Women's team (IND-W vs SA-W), the opener scored 87 against 78 deliveries and set the tone for registering a competitive total on the scoreboard. Batting first, India put 298 runs in the first innings, which proved more than enough to outperform their opposition team. 

The 21-year-old top-order batter not only scored runs during the batting work but also clinched a couple of wickets as well. Surprisingly, it was only her second match of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. Despite being an emerging talent, Varma already has the reputation of an attacking batter. 

From the beginning of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 tournament, Deepti Sharma was an instrumental figure behind team India's monumental success at the highest level of the game. By clinching 22 wickets in the contest, Sharma got the Player of the Tournament award. In the final match against the South Africa Women's team (IND-W vs SA-W), the bowling all-rounder took 5 wickets to realize India's World Cup-winning dream. In the first innings, when she came out to bat at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, Deepti scored a brilliant 58 off 58—without any doubt, she was the best player of the tournament. 

Even before the beginning of the 2025 World Cup, Deepti was a household name in international cricket for her immense talent and ability to bat and bowl equally well. Through this article, we will try to explore her net worth, salary, endorsements, and career achievements.

Countless moments, raw emotion. For that moment, India waited for years and years. Finally, under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian women's team won the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The India women's team won the title by defeating the South Africa women's team in Navi Mumbai.

After the match, the India captain had to face multiple interviews. One of those interviews captured attention from the cricket fans instantly. Normally, in international matches, cricketers have to speak in English. But the November 2, 2025, night was special for all Indian cricket fans, especially for the team that made the dream true. During an interview with former cricketer Anjum Chopra, Harmanpreet Kaur got the opportunity to speak in her own native language, which is Punjabi.

When Kaur started to speak in Punjabi, the raw emotions started to come out from her heart instantly. She thanked the almighty for the moment, probably the best moment of any cricketer's career—winning the ICC World Cup. Kaur felt that because of the struggle of a long period, the team had perhaps grown stronger and helped the team to shape into a stronger and more united side.

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Harmanpreet Kaur expressed his feelings in Punjabi language 

 

 

 

 

 

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"I thank God. My family, my country—they prayed day and night. I am very happy that we brought happiness to them," Harmanpreet said.

"You are right. It was a long, long journey. It was quite heartbreaking. At times, it felt like, why us? This is such a good team. I think it was destiny today. The struggle was destined so that we could become stronger. I have to give credit to the team; it was not possible without them."

Cricket fans are well aware of the fact that Chopra and Kaur shared a very close bond with each other. Anjum, during the interview, addressed Harmanpreet as the 'Captan,' which is close to Indian feelings. 

An unforgettable night for Indian cricket fans. The women's cricket team won the World Cup for the first time in history. The India Women's team won the title by defeating the powerful South Africa Women's team by 52 runs at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Shafali Varma emerged as the star of the night as she scored 87 runs off 78 balls and then picked two wickets with the ball. Deepti Sharma was named as the best player of the tournament as she claimed a total of 22 wickets, the highest wicket-taker of the tournament.

"As I said at the start, God has sent me here to do something nice, and that was reflected today. Very happy that we won, and I cannot express it in words. It was difficult, but I had confidence in myself—that if I could stay calm, I could achieve everything. My parents, my friends, my brother, and everyone supported me and helped me understand how to play," Varma said after the match.

"Honestly, this is feeling like a dream because we have not been able to come out of that emotion. Feeling really nice I could contribute this way in a World Cup final. We have always thought about how we can use the takeaways from every match. Thanks to them (the people), this would not have been possible. As a team, we are feeling very happy," Sharma said during the match presentation ceremony.

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Another attractive part of this edition's World Cup is the amount of prize money for the winning team. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced a staggering amount of prize money for the champion team. Even the runner-up and other participating teams in the tournament received a good amount of money.

Women's World Cup 2025 full prize money breakdown:

• Champions (India)—USD 4.48 million (approximately Rs 39.55 crore)
• Runners-up (South Africa) – USD 2.24 million (approximately Rs 19.77 crore)
• Losing semifinalists (Australia and England)—USD 1.12 million each (approximately Rs 9.89 crore)
• Group-stage wins—USD 34,314 (approximately Rs 30.29 lakh) per match
• 5th–6th place finishers – USD 700,000 (approximately Rs 62 lakh)
• 7th–8th place finishers – USD 280,000 (approximately Rs 24.71 lakh)
• Guaranteed participation payout—USD 250,000 (approximately Rs 22 lakh) per team

List of Individual Award Winners:

• Player of the Match in the final—Shafali Verma
• Player of the World Cup 2025—Deepti Sharma
• Most runs in World Cup 2025—Laura Wolvaardt (571 runs)
• Most wickets in World Cup 2025—Deepti Sharma (22 wickets)

The moment Indian cricket fans always dreamt about. Winning the World Cup. The India women's cricket team won the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, defeating the South Africa women's (IND-W VS SA-W)cricket team in Navi Mumbai. The team led by Harmanpreet Kaur won the final of the tournament as the deserving team. They outclassed South Africa in all departments. Before the final, in the semifinal, the Women in Blue showed the champions' mentality by chasing down the mammoth total. 

Toss and first innings of the final match:

South Africa Women won the toss and decided to bowl first. India was prepared for any situation for this particular game. The SA-W replied with a 104-run opening wicket partnership. Smriti Mandhana missed her half-century only by a few runs, but Shafali Verma was at her best; she was named best player of the final match for scoring 87 runs and capturing a couple of wickets. From the lower batting order, Deepti Sharma, with her aggressive batting, added 58 runs on the scoreboard and pushed the team's total to 298—a competitive total. 

India: 298/7 (50)

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Second Innings:

The South Africa Women's team, with all of the experience in playing multiple World Cup final matches, started the run chase strongly. But the run-out of Tazmin Brits perhaps shifted the momentum of the match, and India came right back in the game. SA-W skipper remained on the track firm, scored a century, but lacked support. Without any significant partnership, South Africa gradually lost grip on the match and lost all of their wickets for only 246 runs. India successfully defended their total and won the 2025 World Cup final by 52 runs. 

South Africa: 246 (45.3)

India Women have done it. They won the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup for the first time, and they did it in front of the home crowd after beating South Africa Women in the Final of the 2025 edition by 52 runs. While the cricket world is congratulating the Indian cricket team on its historic achievement, one of them is former Indian captain Virat Kohli, who has celebrated the successes of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and 2025, and ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. 

India Women defended 298/7

On Sunday (November 2), the entire of India prayed and watched the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Final, where India Women faced South Africa Women at Navi Mumbai, as both teams had the same goal: to win their first ICC title. After South Africa Women skipper Laura Wolvaardt chose to field first in the two-hour delayed start due to rain, India Women scored 298/7 in 50 overs. In reply, South Africa Women were all out for 246 runs in 45.3 overs, as India Women created history by winning the Final by 52 runs. 

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Virat Kohli: The girls have created history

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli took the social media to congratulate the Indian Women's cricket team for creating history by winning the first-ever ICC Women's Cricket World Cup trophy. 

 

 

 

 

 

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