You have given a dream to young girls in India: Tendulkar felicitates Women’s U19 World Cup-winning team

The
former
India
captain
also
claimed
that
the
feat
will
encourage
many
girls
to
take
up
the
sport
and
realise
their
dreams.

Sachin
Tendulkar
honours
Shafali
Verma
and
her
band

“I
would
like
to
congratulate
you
on
the
magnificent
achievement.
The
entire
nation
will
celebrate
(the
triumph)
for
years
to
come.

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Bharat
Ratna
Shri

@sachin_rt
and
Office
Bearers
of
BCCI
honour
the
achievements
of
the
World
Cup-winning
India
U19
team
and
present
them
with
a
cheque
of
INR
5
crore.
????????

#TeamIndia
@JayShah
pic.twitter.com/u13tWMPhLQ

—
BCCI
(@BCCI)

February
1,
2023

“For
me,
my
cricketing
dreams
started
in
1983
but
by
winning
this
World
Cup,
you
have
given
birth
to
many
dreams.
It
was
a
magnificent
performance,”
Tendulkar
said
during
the
felicitation
ceremony
just
before
the
start
of
the
series-deciding
third
T20I
between
India
and
New
Zealand.

This
World
Cup
win
has
given
birth
to
many
dreams.
Girls
in
India
&
across
the
world
will
aspire
to
be
like
you.

You
are
role
models
to
an
entire
generation
and
beyond.

Heartiest
congratulations
on
this
stupendous

#U19T20WorldCup
win.@BCCIWomen
@BCCI

pic.twitter.com/VJvR0Ls60Z

—
Sachin
Tendulkar
(@sachin_rt)

February
1,
2023

“By
winning
this
World
Cup,
you
have
given
a
dream
to
young
girls
in
India
to
represent
the
country.

“The
beginning
of
the
WPL
(Women’s
Premier
League)
is
going
to
be
the
biggest
thing.
I
believe
in
equality
for
men
and
women,
and
not
just
in
sports.
There
should
be
equal
opportunities,”
he
added.

Special
Triumph
????
Special
Celebrations
????
At
the
World’s
Largest
Cricket
Stadium
–
Narendra
Modi
Stadium,
Ahmedabad
????️
????

????
That
moment
when

@TheShafaliVerma
&
Co.
enjoyed
a
lap
of
honour
for
their

#U19T20WorldCup
glory

#TeamIndia
pic.twitter.com/lzf2LLGzJf

—
BCCI
Women
(@BCCIWomen)

February
1,
2023

Tendulkar
said
the
BCCI
is
doing
its
best
for
the
growth
of
women’s
cricket
in
the
country.
“What
BCCI
has
been
able
to
do
and
the
officials’ contribution
in
helping
women’s
cricket
prosper,
I
think
it’s
a
sign
that
we
will
really
do
well
(in
future).”

During
the
brief
felicitation
function,
which
was
also
attended
by
BCCI
secretary
Jay
Shah,
president
Roger
Binny,
vice-president
Rajeev
Shukla
and
treasurer
Ashish
Shelar,
the
dignitaries
handed
over
a
cheque
of
Rs
five
crore
to
the
victorious
India
U-19
women’s
team
as
announced
by
the
board
secretary
earlier.

The
U19
girls
also
took
a
victory
lap
in
front
of
a
raucous
crowd
at
the
Narendra
Modi
Stadium
which
was
packed
to
capacity.

Meanwhile,
Team
India
won
the
game
by
a
margin
of
168
runs
against
New
Zealand
and
clinched
the
series
2-1
at
the
iconic
stadium.
Riding
over
an
imperious
century
from
Shubman
Gill,
the
Men
in
Blue
posted
a
mammoth
234/4
in
the
20
overs.
Later,
the
bowlers
restricted
Blackcaps
to
66
in
the
run
chase.