It is a moment that promises to unleash a movement if Women in Blue can sustain the momentum. The world title promises to be a watershed moment in women’s cricket and marks a societal paradigm shift that reaffirms the rise of a new India willing to bury past ghosts and seize the opportunity. It is a powerful narrative that is made possible by reimagination, resilience and resurgence.

Women in Blue are heroes who will inspire a generation of sportspersons and not just cricketers, boys and girls.

As the emotion soaks in with 1.4 billion Indians unrelenting in their celebration, it is time to look at nine key takeaways:

India’s victory showcases pan-India talent, but the dominance of Tier 2 and 3 talent is unmissable. A movement started by the advent of MS Dhoni now finds itself an indelible imprint on the rest of India’s cricket geography. Look at the roster:

Key examples from small towns:

Deepti Sharma is from Agra, Uttar Pradesh (Tier 2 city).
Shafali Verma hails from Rohtak, Haryana (Tier 2/3 city).
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur is from Moga, Punjab (Tier 3 city).
Richa Ghosh, the explosive young wicketkeeper-batter, is from Siliguri, West Bengal (Tier 2 city).
Sree Charni, Radha Yadav and Amanjot Kaur, too, add to the illustrious list.

In trigger trigger-happy social media age, where the grammar of the medium dictates individual success, in the field, real success is driven by performance for the day. Remarkable that many of the........

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