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India Women team is overwhelmed with the reception they received on returning home after their memorable ICC Women’s World Cup campaign in England, where India under the captaincy of Mithali Raj suffered nine runs defeat to the hosts. Skipper Mithali Raj said that this is just the beginning of a good time of India women’s cricket team.
“It’s overwhelming to see such kind of reception, it’s first of a kind for all of us, I faced kind of similar one in 2005, then we were not under BCCI,” said Mithali, who guided India to the finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup.
“I was wondering had we been under BCCI what kind of reaction we would get, girls would have enjoyed being received like that, it is just a beginning of a good time for Women’s Cricket,” she added.
India lost the match even after giving England a tough fight in the final at the Lord. As India Women team landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai they received a rousing reception as fans turning out in huge numbers.
“They always deserved it, now because of broadcasting and televising of the game it is more, coming under BCCI has made a difference. I always believed if more matches are televised we can attract more people,” said Raj, who became the leading run-scorer in women’s One-day Internationals during the event.
“The way the girls have played, Indian and other teams have put up a good standard of cricket in World Cup and it has given impetus to women cricket globally, it has given us more positive feedback,” she added.
Though India failed to lift the title, they have done a commendable job in England during their way to final, hence they received accolades from the Indian fans.
(With inputs from agency)
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