Watch : Sachin Tendulkar gives inspirational speech to India Women U-19 Team during World Cup felicitation ceremony
The Women's Team was felicitated ahead of the Third T20I between India and New Zealand.
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Feb 2, 2023 12:09 pm
Sachin Tendulkar and Women’s U19 Team (Source: Twitter)
Former India Cricket Legend Sachin Tendulkar felicitated the India Women U19 team for winning the U19 20-20 World Cup in South Africa on Sunday. India beat England in the final with a dominating display. England were bundled out for 68 on the back of an impressive bowling display with Titas Sadhu, Archana Devi and Prashasvi Chopra, picking up two wickets each.
India then chased down the target of 69 in the 14th over. Tendulkar showered high praise on the India Women’s U19 Team, who became 20-20 World Cup Champions. The little master congratulated the girls on their stupendous feat. Tendulkar won the 50-over World Cup in 2011 after years of hard work and toil. He managed to get his hands on the converted World Cup Trophy.
“By winning this World Cup, you have given a dream to young girls in India, to represent the country,” Tendulkar said when the girls were facilitated at Ahmedabad before the start of the third T20I between India and New Zealand. He also talked about the Women’s Indian T20 League, and he believed it would be a big game-changer and would be historic in Indian Women’s cricket.
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“The beginning of the WPL is going to be the biggest thing. I believe in equality for men and women, and not just in sports. There should be equal opportunity,” he added. Recently, five teams were announced for the Women’s Indian T20 League. The five franchises are Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi.
The felicitation also saw the presence of several bigwigs in the Indian Cricket Board such as Jay Shah the Indian Cricket Board secretary, and Roger Binny the Indian Cricket Board President. Once Tendulkar gave his motivational speech, the Indian Team was presented with a cheque of INR 5 crore.
In the U-19 20-20 World Cup, India were unbeaten in the group stage. In the semi-finals, they won against New Zealand before emerging victorious in the final. The Third T20I was won by India against New Zealand as the Men in Blue won by 168 runs.
