Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana immortalize World Cup triumph with tattoos:Indian duo got trophy inked with ‘2025’ text, Women in Blue to meet PM Modi

After winning the World Cup on November 2, Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana got World Cup trophy tattoos on their hands. They have posted about it on social media. Harmanpreet’s tattoo features the numbers “2025” and “52”, which either represent the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup and a 52-run victory in the final, or symbolise 52 years of the World Cup since 1973. Harmanpreet said, “This trophy will now always be on both my heart and my skin. I had been eagerly waiting for this since the beginning of my international career. Now I want it to never be out of my sight. Every morning, seeing it will remind me of my hard work and that joy.” Let’s take a look at the tattoos of Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur that they got tattooed after securing their maiden ODI World Cup title. 6084 days of wait end Harmanpreet Kaur made her international debut on March 7, 2009, in an ODI match against Pakistan. After a long wait of 6084 days, from that day until November 2, 2025, she finally realised her dream of winning the World Cup. World Cup started 52 years ago, new champion crowned after 25 years The Women’s ODI World Cup started 52 years ago in 1973. India did not participate then. In 1978, India Women participated in the tournament for the first time under the captaincy of Diana Edulji. Since then, it took the team 47 years to win their first title. In 2005, Team India reached the final for the first time, but lost to Australia. In 2017, India defeated Australia in the semi-final to enter the final, but England defeated them in the final. In 2025, the team once again defeated Australia in the semi-final, but this time, they defeated South Africa in the final to win the trophy. This was the India Women’s Senior Team’s first ICC trophy in any format. The team has also lost once in the T20 World Cup final. A new team became champion in the Women’s ODI World Cup after 25 years. New Zealand last won the title in 2000. Besides them, Australia has been the champion 7 times and England 4 times.