Cricket, at its best, has never just been about numbers. It is about moments and memories carried forward on tired legs and weary shoulders. Indian players celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on November 3. (PTI) This year, Indian cricket celebrated a watershed triumph, said painful goodbyes without fully letting go, and discovered leadership in an unsuspecting individual. Across a team in transition, the ripple of a historic win, the old guard fighting to remain relevant and a new head seeking legitimacy, one theme cut through the noise: the realisation that something is changing. A crown earned India’s ICC Women’s...
