Once a young cricketer herself, Saiyami Kher celebrates India’s historic win against South Africa

Sometimes a stadium doesn’t just see a match. It sees a moment that changes the story of a nation. That is what happened after India’s women’s cricket team won against South Africa, and actress Saiyami Kher could not stop herself from writing her heart out.

Saiyami, who has always been open about her love for cricket, shared a long, emotional note after the historic win. And it wasn’t just another celebrity post. It felt like someone who had lived the journey, someone who had seen the struggle, was speaking.

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She recalled being an eight-year-old girl sitting in front of the TV with her father watching Sachin Tendulkar bat. That moment wasn’t just a childhood memory for her. It was the beginning of a life-long romance with cricket. She joked that she didn’t just like the sport, she was obsessed with it.

 

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But childhood dreams are never simple especially if you are a girl who loves a game society calls “a boys’ game”. She remembered how boys laughed when she said she wanted to play. They only stopped laughing when she picked up the ball and clean-bowled them one by one. Those little victories stayed with her.

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Growing up didn’t make things easier. In rooms full of men talking cricket, she often faced smirks, the silent judgment of “What do you know?” But Saiyami kept watching, learning, loving the game quietly breaking stereotypes one comment at a time.

Last night, standing in a roaring DY Patil Stadium, she felt something shift not just in cricket, but in the hearts of millions. She wrote about hearing chants for every girl wearing the Indian blue jersey. She noticed men the same kind who once doubted wiping tears of pride.

And then she wrote something beautiful that the chants of “Chak De!” and “Maa Tujhe Salaam” felt louder than ever. Because this victory was not just for the team. It was for every little girl who has ever whispered to herself, “Someday, I’ll play too.”