'Daughters Of Bharat Created History': PM Modi Hails India's Maiden Women's ODI WC Win As He Recalls Moments Of Pride In 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed India's achievements in sports during his 'Mann Ki Baat' programme on Sunday. PM Modi hailed the Indian Men's team for their Champions Trophy success, while he also highlighted the Women's Team's maiden World Cup triumph on home soil, followed by the Women's blind team's success in the T20 World Cup.

PM Modi India's Cricketing Sucess In 2025

Speaking on the programme, PM Modi said, “2025 was also a memorable year in terms of sports. Our Men's Cricket team won the ICC Champions' Trophy. The women's cricket team won the World Cup for the first time. The daughters of Bharat created history by winning the women's blind T20 World Cup. The Indian tricolour was raised high with pride as India won the Asia Cup T20 trophy. By winning several medals in world championships, para-athletes proved that no obstacle can stop determination.”

India Lifted Champions Trophy, Blind Women's T20 WC and Women's WC This Year

Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. created history as the Women In Blue defeated South Africa by 52 runs at the DY Patil Stadium to lay their hands on the coveted World Cup Trophy for the very first time. Shafali Verma’s sparkling 87 in the summit clash, combined with Deepti Sharma’s all-round heroics, proved decisive in guiding India to victory. Deepti first scored a handy fifty with the bat and then went on to take a five-wicket haul in the 2nd innings.

 Led by Captain Deepika TC, the Indian women's blind team also made history by lifting the first-ever women's Blind T20 World Cup title, getting the better of Nepal in the final.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returned to the ODI setup and helped India to win their 3rd Champions Trophy title in Dubai. Rohit proved his case with a 76 in the final against New Zealand, while Virat came up with clutch knocks against Pakistan and Australia. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer also played their part as India's batting mainstay.

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Varun Chakravarthy and pacer Mohammed Shami shared nine wickets each, while Kuldeep Yadav also played his part as he returned with 7 wickets.

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