They deserve everything that will follow from here on – Amol Muzumdar
The Indian women's team achieved a historic first at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium of Navi Mumbai as they defeated South Africa in a thrilling final. Under head coach Amol Muzumdar, this is India’s biggest achievement and it undoubtedly eclipses all other legacies of Indian women’s cricket. Talking in an interview on the sidelines, Muzumdar opened up on the raw emotions of winning the World Cup while heaping unreserved praise on the girls.
Muzumdar said, “Absolutely proud. There's no doubt about it. I don't know, it's not yet sunk in, but it's an unbelievable achievement by all the girls. I mean, they deserve every credit. They deserve everything that will follow from here because they've worked terribly hard. I know for a fact that they've done extremely, every Indian proud.”
Talking about bouncing back from the three defeats on the trot, Muzumdar said, “We didn't look at those losses as losses. We just thought that we just couldn't get over the line, that's about it. We dominated a lot of, you know, in those games we dominated a majority of those matches. So we didn't look at those as losses. We just thought that, yeah, there are some hiccups in the campaign, but we were still alive in the tournament. And here we are on 2nd November 2025, world champions.”
He also underlined how revolutionary this triumph would be for India in the upcoming days, stating, “I don't know. I really don't know. But I'm sure, as I said, they deserve everything that will follow from here on. And I know for a fact that they've worked extremely hard for this. And I think it's a watershed moment for Indian cricket.”
Muzumdar had very special praise for Shafali Verma, stating, “One word! Magical. It's absolutely magical. Turns up in the semi-finals, no pressure. In the finals, in front of a home crowd, a packed stadium. Turns up a blinder of an innings and then picks up a few wickets with the ball. So absolutely magical.”
He concluded with a message about India’s fielding stating, “Absolutely. That was one thing that we spoke a lot in the dressing room in the last two years, that fielding and fitness was something that we really spoke about and we focussed on it. Here we are, they just turned it up on this day. In the World Cup final. I couldn't have asked for more.”
