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Captains celebrate growth of women’s game ahead of 2025 ODI World Cup
The Statesman
|September 27, 2025
Captains of all eight teams at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 officially launched the marquee event during a special Captains’ Day held simultaneously in Bengaluru and Colombo.The tournament begins on September 30.
Sharing their excitement, the skippers spoke about the significance of the occasion and the challenge that lies ahead. Hosts Harmanpreet Kaur (India) and Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) reflected on the privilege of playing a World Cup at home.
“Every team in this World Cup has an equal chance to win, which shows how much we have raised the standard of women’s cricket,”
Kaur said. “We've also started seeing packed stadiums, which is something we really enjoy because we’ve never seen that before. A home World Cup is always special, and there are a lot of expectations from us. We're going to see a lot of fans in the stadium cheering for us, and I am sure we'll give our best.”
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