Harmanpreet Kaur recalls a special call from Sachin Tendulkar before the World Cup final

Sachin Tendulkar called the women’s team the night before the World Cup 2025 finals.

On Sunday, India’s women’s cricket team created history by winning the WorldCup, defeating South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. The India captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, now reveals that Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar called the team the night before the final, offering some words of wisdom.

Sachin Tendulkar rang India’s women’s cricket team the night before the World Cup final.

Tendulkar was in attendance for the summit clash, alongside Rohit Sharma and Jay Shah. The women in blue came up with a memorable performance in front of a sold-out stadium to be crowned the new World Cup winners. Speaking on the ICC Review, Harmanpreet Kaur revealed that Tendulkar shared his experience and asked the team to maintain the balance. She said, “The night before the match, Sachin (Tendulkar) sir called. He shared his experience and asked us to keep our balance. When the game is going fast, just slow it down a little.”

Harmanpreet Kaur reveals more about the special call.

Kaur added, “Try and control it because when you go too fast, chances are you can stumble. That’s what we need to avoid. I was just thinking of all the advice I was getting from the seniors. To keep control, stay patient, the moment will come, and you will be able to grasp it.” Player of the Match in the final was ShefaliVerma, as she returned with a knock of 87 runs and then scalped two wickets. Deepti Sharma was adjudged as the Player of the Tournament for scalping five wickets.

Harmanpreet Kaur, with the World Cup win on November 2, has become the first Indian woman and the third Indian captain overall, after Kapil Dev (1983) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2011), to lift a senior World Cup trophy for the country. She said, “To be honest, I’m not able to think about this right now. Maybe I will realise after a few months what we have achieved. What we have given our country. I can’t process this right now.” She added, “I spoke about the same with Amol (Muzumdar) sir, it feels like we have won some bilateral series and we’re going back home. The impact of it is something we’ll realise in a few months. Right now, it just feels like a dream.”