India’s cricketing greats congratulate the women’s team India for the World Cup semi-final win

Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India defeated Australia in the Women’s World Cup semi-final 2025.

India defeated Australia in the 2025 World Cup semi-final. This has prompted reactions from cricket greats in India, including Sachin Tendulkar, SouravGanguly, Rohit Sharma, and others. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led women’s India team are now in the finals of the tournament.

Team India defeated Australia in the Women’s World Cup semi-final 2025.

Team India performed incredibly well, defeating Australia in the Women’s World Cup semi-final 2025 at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Jemimah Rodrigues performed outstandingly on the field to produce one of the greatest white-ball knocks ever in women’s cricket to help India script a record run chase to enter the final of the eight-team tournament. Rodrigues, 25, played an unbeaten 127-run knock off 134 balls to help India chase down 339 with five wickets in hand and nine balls to spare as the hosts entered their third Women’s World Cup final and first after the 2017 edition. This has prompted reactions from Indian legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, SouravGanguly, Rohit Sharma, and others.

Reactions from India greats on Team India beating Australia in the Women’s World Cup semi-final.

Rohit Sharma, who was recently adjudged as Player of the Series for his 202-run haul against Australia, took to Instagram Stories to share a picture of India’s celebration, and wrote, “Well done Team India.” Sachin Tendulkar applauded Jemimah and Harmanpreet for their knocks under immense pressure against Australia. He wrote on X, “Fabulous victory! Well done @JemiRodrigues and @ImHarmanpreet for leading from the front. Shree Charani and @Deepti_Sharma06, you kept the game alive with the ball. Keep the tricolour flying high.” Former India captain SouravGanguly wrote, “Incredible stuff from the girls ..how good they have become in the last 5 years .. one more to go .. just outstanding @BCCIWomen.” Current men’s India head coach GautamGambhir wrote, “It ain’t over till it’s over! What a performance, girls.”

Yuvraj Singh wrote, “There are wins that go beyond numbers on a scoreboard. This was one of them. Under pressure, with the world watching, @ImHarmanpreet played with the calm and conviction of a true leader while @JemiRodrigues brought pure focus and intent to play an innings of a lifetime! This partnership came from belief in their own game, in each other, and in what this team stands for. A historic semi-final to win and on to the finals now.”