The Indian women’s cricket team’s historic victory in the first-ever women’s Test at the iconic Lord’s ground in London was a symbolic moment epitomising the coming of age of women’s cricket in India.

To beat the host nation in the game’s longest format in their own backyard showed how far Harmanpreet Kaur’s side has traversed in their journey, and their ability to emerge victorious in red-ball cricket on foreign soil is an indication of the strength and depth of Indian women’s cricket.

After creating history last year at the Women’s ODI World Cup by winning the trophy on home soil, Harmanpreet and Co. had turned a corner for Indian women’s cricket. There is a tremendous amount of self-belief in Indian women’s cricket at the moment, and this........

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