India legend Sunil Gavaskar believes that India’s victory in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 should not be compared to the Indian men’s first World Cup win in 1983.
Gavaskar pointed out that the players of 1983 did not have the experience of playing in the knockout stages, whereas the women’s team had already featured in two finals.
“There were some who tried to compare this win with the men’s team winning the World Cup in 1983,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar. “The men had never progressed beyond the group stage in earlier editions, and so everything from the knockout stage onwards was new to them, while the women already had a better record, having been in two finals before this magnificent triumph.”
Gavaskar reflected on how the 1983 win transformed the mindset of Indian parents, who began encouraging their children to take up cricket as a profession. The former India opener believes that the success in 2025 could mark the beginning of India’s dominance in women’s cricket.
“Just as the ’83 win galvanised Indian cricket and gave it a voice that was heard around the world, this victory will make the countries that started women’s cricket long before India did realise that their era of domination has been shaken,” he added. “The ’83 win also encouraged parents of aspiring cricketers to let their children take up the game. The IPL took it to another level, of course, and that’s why today’s Indian men’s team includes players not just from the metros but from across the country.”
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