Bhubaneswar, Nov. 7 -- Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has lauded the Indian women's cricket team for their historic triumph at the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, calling it a defining moment for women's sport across the globe. He believes the landmark victory will inspire a new generation of young girls in India to take up cricket and pursue it professionally.

India's long-awaited dream of winning the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup finally came true after agonizing near-misses in the 2005 and 2017 finals. The team clinched the title with a dominant 52-run win over South Africa, driven by exceptional performances from Shafali Verma - who scored 87 runs and claimed 2 wickets for 36 and Deepti Sharma, who contributed 58 runs and a brilli...