Unsung warrior laid foundation for today's World Cup win - Mahendra Kumar Sharma
Goosebumps and sense of pride is circulating among all Indians today. What can't a girl achieve is tagline of all social media. Ample of happiness and immense satisfying is the moment when women Indian cricket team hold that WC trophy. But it's also true that foundations should always be valued. Mahendra Kumar Sharma, the man whose vision sparks the era that is knitting glorious history. India won their maiden ICC title against South Africa on Sunday. None, perhaps, was as important as Mahendra Kumar Sharma, who from scratch and below, gave Indian women’s cricket a platform. And it all began in 1973, two years before the first men’s World Cup came into being, ten years before the men’s side actually won something on the global stage, and five years before India began featuring in the Women’s World Cup consistently The Women’s Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was formed and duly registered under the Societies Act in Lucknow. That association comprised of volunteers and peo...