New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the team that won the ODI World Cup comes from Moga, Punjab, the daughter of a volleyball player turned court clerk. Smriti Mandhana, who has effortlessly transformed from a precocious teen talent to a reliable match winner comes from Sangli, Maharashtra, where her father once played district-level cricket.

The player of the tournament, Deepti Sharma comes from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, and her brother abandoned his own fast-bowling dreams to coach her. And from Rohtak, Haryana, comes destiny's child Shafali Varma, who once disguised herself as a boy to escape the derision of neighbours, and who turned in a magical performance on the most important night of her career.

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