Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- It has been an incredible last 16 months for Indian cricket, as both men's and women's teams have brought to the nation era-defining and barrier-breaking triumphs in the ICC events, finally having overcome the mental barrier which prevented both sides from capturing the gold for so many years.

In these last 16 months, the men's national team ended their 11-year-long trophy drought, securing the ICC T20 World Cup last year in June for the second time and following it up with the ICC Champions Trophy this year in March on spin-friendly pitches of Dubai.

Cut to November, now the women's team has also achieved its moment of immortality, winning the 2025 ICC Women's World Cup at home in front of a packed DY Patil Stadium in...