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NEW DELHI: The BCCI has yet to finalise immoderate plans for a expansive triumph parade to observe the women’s cricket team’s historical ICC World Cup triumph, caput Devajit Saikia told IANS connected Monday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!India’s women ended their rubric drought successful emphatic manner connected Sunday, lifting their maiden ICC World Cup aft defeating first-time finalists South Africa by 52 runs astatine Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium. The infinitesimal marked a caller section for Indian cricket — but fans whitethorn person to hold a small longer earlier seeing the champions parade the trophy done the streets.“Nothing similar a triumph parade is planned arsenic of now,” Saikia said portion speaking from Mumbai airport.
“I’m leaving for Dubai to be the ICC meetings. Several elder officials are heading determination arsenic well, truthful erstwhile we return, we volition program accordingly.”The ICC meetings, scheduled from November 4–7 successful Dubai, volition inhabit astir of the BCCI’s apical brass this week. Once concluded, the committee is expected to illustration retired the authoritative solemnisation plans, including a imaginable felicitation ceremonial for Harmanpreet Kaur’s trailblazing team.Saikia besides confirmed that the BCCI would rise the contented of the missing Asia Cup trophy with the International Cricket Council.
“We volition instrumentality up the Asia Cup trophy substance with the ICC and hopefully get our trophy backmost with the respect and honour it deserves,” helium added.Meanwhile, to people the women’s team’s historical feat, the BCCI has announced a Rs 51 crore currency prize for the players, coaches, and enactment staff. “Harmanpreet Kaur and her squad haven’t conscionable won a trophy, they’ve won the hearts of each Indians,” Saikia said, calling the triumph “a caller dawn” for women’s cricket successful the country.
