WWC 2017 News
Raj was also chosen as the captain of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 team by the International Cricket Council.
The crowd at the Mumbai Airport could be seen cheering 'India, India', with the kin of the cricketers waiting with eager eyes for their daughters to arrive.
Just recently, Punjab CM Amrinder Singh had announced a Rs. 5 Lakh cash reward to Harmanpreet and also offered her DSP's role in Punjab Police, honouring her perfromance at the World Cup.
Chamundeswaranath had also awarded India's Rio Olympics stars with a BMW car each.
Under the heartbreak of a final defeat at the hands of England, Goswami was able to reflect on one of the biggest moments in India women's cricket history.
Indian skipper Mithali Raj admitted wilting under pressure in a tense run chase against England in the World Cup final but said they will walk out as a proud bunch.
The date and venue for the felicitation has not been finalised yet and will be done after checking the availability of the players.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana, two of India's WWC 2017 stars, have already played in WBBL T20 league in Australia.
Piers Morgan and Virender Sehwag have often been in Twitter battles over sporting performances of India and England.
SRK tweeted as Harmanpreet slammed a stunning 171-run knock against Australia in Women's World Cup semi-final.
If India win the title, they will become only the fourth team to do so with England, Australia and New Zealand sharing all the preceding titles.
Harmanpreet the Australian bowlers with her brutal force to remain unbeaten on 171 off 115 balls.
Chasing their first ever World Cup title, Mithali Raj-led Team India go head to head-to-head against three-time champions and hosts England in the final at Lord's Cricket Ground, but can they shift a gear up and return home as Champions?
It was roughly a month back when the Indian men's cricket team made it to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy after beating Bangladesh in the semi-final.
Such was Harmanpreet's brutal assault that she was at one stage batting on 41 off 60 balls before going berserk, a result of which is Team India's progression to the final.
Apart from Deepti, Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey both picked two wickets each and contributed to the side's astounding victory against the Meg Lanning led-side.
Chasing the challenging target of 282, the Southern Stars showed great courage but could only muster 245 against some disciplined Indian bowling performance.
It is only the second time that India have entered the summit clash of the global event, having lost to Australia in the final of the 2005 edition.
2017 The Women's World Cup semi-final witnessed one of the finest innings ever in the sport after India's Harmanpreet Kaur slammed a 115-ball 171 against defending champions Australia at Derby.
Heading into the clash, England had won six games in a row - including a 68-run victory over South Africa - following their opening defeat by India.
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