BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia said the Indian women’s cricket team is fully prepared to face the tough challenges in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that the Indian women’s cricket team is fully prepared for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. The tournament will be held from September 30 to November 2 in India and Sri Lanka.
India will open their campaign against Sri Lanka in Guwahati, which is hosting its first World Cup match. The team aims to go beyond their runner-up finish in the 2017 edition. India’s recent white-ball performances, including wins over England in both T20 and ODI formats, have boosted confidence. The team has yet to win an ICC Women’s Trophy, making this tournament a major challenge.
“India is hosting the ICC Women’s World Cup from September 30 to November 2 in India as well as in Sri Lanka. The Indian team has been doing extremely well. If you look at the last series in England also, in the white ball cricket, they have performed very well and defeating England in England is not an easy thing, but they have handsomely defeated England both in the T20 as well as ODI matches. So far, the Indian team has not won any ICC Women’s Trophy. There is a big challenge for that this time around. The Indian team is fully prepared to take on this biggest challenge in the ICC World Cup,” ANI quoted Saikia as saying.
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“Guwahati, for the first time, is hosting any World Cup matches. Prior to this, in 2023, when the Men’s 50 overs ICC World Cup was held in India, Guwahati hosted four warm-up matches, but not the main matches. It was good that the warm-up matches held here were very successful. Three matches were held. One match was lost out,” he continued.
“The infrastructure has developed much better now. The whole northeastern region, the only international venue is Guwahati. The people here are really eagerly waiting for this tournament. On 30th, I hope, with the opening game, northeastern India, as well as Guwahati, will be on the map. We will get a position in the world map so far as ICC tournaments are concerned,” the BCCI secretary added.
The International Cricket Council also announced that popular singer Shreya Ghoshal will perform live at the Grand Opening Ceremony in Guwahati. She will present the tournament’s official anthem, celebrating women’s cricket and its global spirit.
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Last Updated on September 7, 2025
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