Harmanpreet Kaur and her team’s maiden World Cup title is not just a turning point for cricket in the country, but a watershed moment for Indian sports, feels women’s head coach Amol Muzumdar.

The Indian women’s cricket team clinched its first-ever World Cup title with a 52-run victory over South Africa, scripting a golden chapter in the country’s sporting history in Navi Mumbai last week. The win has widely been described as a watershed moment for women’s cricket in India, drawing parallels with the men’s team’s iconic 1983 World Cup triumph.