Rawal returns to the national setup after last featuring in India’s victorious 2025 World Cup campaign, where her tournament was cut short due to a hairline fracture in her right ankle.
The duo, members of India’s first-ever Women’s World Cup-winning team, were accorded a rousing welcome by the Punjab government, district administration, and Sports Department amid cheers and drum beats.
PM Modi praised their remarkable comeback in the tournament after three consecutive defeats and the social media trolling they had faced.
As Amanjot Kaur struck the winning boundary to seal the five-wicket victory for India over the reigning champions Australia in the second semifinal of the ICC Women's World Cup in Navi Mumbai, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was first to race out of the dugout to embrace Hemimah Rodrigues, who hammered a majestic and memorable century to make the win possible.
Gritty half-centuries from Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma helped India recover from a precarious position to post a competitive 269/8 against Sri Lanka in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 opener at the ACA Stadium on Monday.
