After World Cup win, time for India to build from ground up
New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- When Harmanpreet Kaur lifted the World Cup trophy under the lights of a packed DY Patil Stadium on Sunday night, it was the joyous culmination of a journey for Indian women's cricket that had endured decades of near anonymity and indifference.
One that saw years of quiet persistence by those who played the game for the sheer love of it.
Now that the wait for a global accolade has finally ended, what comes next in the women's game after the euphoric celebrations are done will also be extremely important.
Former India captain Anju Jain, who is now a coach and had seen women's cricket move from the margins to mainstream sporting and social consciousness, called it "heartening" to see full stadiums for the home team's games...
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