Indian women winning will be bigger than 2011 World Cup triumph: Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir believes that if India go on to win the Women’s World Cup in England tomorrow, it will be a bigger feat than the men wining the 2011 World Cup.

“Indian women reaching the final has inspired a lot of girls in the country. They are on step away from creating history,” Gambhir told ESPNcricinfo. “I genuinely believe that if they go on to win this World Cup, this is going to be bigger than India winning the men’s 2011 World Cup. Because back then, we were the favourites to win the title at home,” said Gambhir, who had made a match winning 97 in the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka.

It is only the second time that India will have a shot at the world title. Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj were part of the runners-up team in 2005 and Sunday will be their last chance to be a World Cup winner.

If India win, they will become only the fourth team to do so with England, Australia and New Zealand sharing all the preceding titles. En route the summit clash, it has been a team performance for India and Raj has led from the front. With 392 runs …read more