Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Monday expressed his excitement for the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, urging fans to support the women’s team as much as they support the men’s.
Speaking at the ’50 Days to Go’ event ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Singh said, “Everyone expects India to win. We should support the women’s team as much as we support the men’s team. The World Cup is being held in India, and I urge all fans to come and watch the matches.”
“We want our girls to win,” he added.
ICC Chairman Jay Shah inaugurated the event, which featured panel discussions with stars from the past and present of Indian cricket, along with ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta. India legends Mithali Raj, current skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Jemimah Rodrigues came together in Mumbai for the ’50 Days to Go’ event.
The upcoming 50-over World Cup marks the return of a senior ICC women’s tournament to the subcontinent for the first time since 2016, when India hosted the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. India has previously staged the Women’s World Cup in 1978, 1997, and 2013.
The event also marked the official launch of the ICC Trophy Tour, which will begin in Mumbai and travel to all host cities of the tournament, including Delhi.
As part of a wider school legacy programme, the Trophy Tour will visit several schools in each host city. The BCCI and ICC have partnered with stakeholders to give select schools the opportunity to attend World Cup matches.
India will be aiming to go one step further this year than they did in 2017, when they reached their second Women’s Cricket World Cup final but narrowly lost to England in a thrilling finish at Lord’s.
The tournament will take place from September 30 to November 2, with India playing the opening match against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru.
