In comparison, the men’s team, which won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2024, received a much higher total of Rs 145.4 crore — Rs 20.4 crore from the ICC and a massive Rs 125 crore bonus from the BCCI. That’s about Rs 54 crore more than the women’s ODI champions.

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Shafali Verma scores 87 and Deepti Sharma takes five wickets as India make history, beating South Africa by 52 runs for their first World Cup title in Navi Mumbai.

Naman Dhir is Jitesh Sharma's deputy, while the squad also includes Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, Ramandeep Singh, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Suryansh Shedge, Abishek Porel and others

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Vicky Kaushal, took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and lauded Indian batter Shafali Verma for her game-winning performance. He shared a picture of the cricketer, and wrote, “Made the game. Changed the game. What a rockstar! @shafalisverma17”.

Once the giddy highs of the World Cup win will subside, Harmanpreet Kaur and India will turn their focus onto the shorter format where another shot at the T20 World Cup looms in seven months.

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