Sachin, Shikhar, Irfan and BCCI Bigwigs Celebrate India Women’s Historic Lord’s Test Win

Former India cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Shikhar Dhawan and Irfan Pathan, along with BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla, BCCI president Mithun Manhas and several others, congratulated the India Women's team on their historic Test victory over England at Lord's.

India Women created history with a dominant 270-run victory over England in the first-ever Women's Test at Lord's, maintaining their unbeaten record in Women's Tests on English soil and improving their record to seven wins, three draws and one defeat in their last 11 Tests.

Sachin Tendulkar, in a post on X, congratulated the Indian team on a wonderful victory.

He praised Smriti Mandhana's composure, Yastika Bhatia's century and Kranti Gaud's five-wicket haul,

"Every cricketer carries the dream of playing at Lord's. Over the past four days, a new generation lived that dream as women's Test cricket arrived at the Home of Cricket for the very first time,” he said.

“Congratulations to the Indian team on a wonderful victory. Smriti's composure, Yastika's brilliant century and Kranti's five-wicket haul made this occasion even more special. The journey of women's cricket has been remarkable, and this was another beautiful step forward," he added.

Irfan Pathan lauded the India Women's team, calling their victory "a touch of class."

"Victory with a touch of class. Well done Indian Women's team on the test match victory vs England w. Smriti Mandana, Deepti sharma, Kranti Gaud, Yastika Bhatia, Richa ghosh, Sneh Rana. You all were amazing. Well done Captain Kaur,” he said.

Shikhar Dhawan also hailed India's victory, calling it a proud moment for Indian cricket.

"Champions don't wait for history to happen. They create it. Congratulations to Team India Women on a memorable victory at Lord's. Yastika Bhatia's century, Smriti Mandhana's outstanding performance and Kranti's brilliant bowling will be remembered for a long time. Proud moment for Indian cricket!,” he said.

BCCI President Mithun Manhas also congratulated the India Women, saying, "History in the making !! Well done @BCCIWomen for achieving this extraordinary feet. The entire Nation is proud of you. Many congratulations to Harmanpreet and her entire team along with support staff @BCCI Jai Hind !!"

The BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla also praised the Women in Blue, saying, "Congratulations to Team India for winning against England."

Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan highlighted India's dominant performance against England. He also noted the significance of recent milestones in women's cricket and expressed his enjoyment of watching the game.

"Fantastic win for India at Lords in the historic test match. India completely dominated an England team that once again falls along way short of where they should be. 2 showcase moments for the women's game this last week. Enjoyed watching," Vaughan said in an X post.

(With inputs from ANI)