Harmanpreet Kaur immortalized the feeling of her World Cup triumph with a tattoo that will forever remind her of the top prize. The captain of the Indian women’s cricket team has had the World Cup etched on her bicep so she wakes up every day with a symbol of her greatest achievement. The Moga superstar took to Instagram to share a photo of her new tattoo — a permanent reminder of her team’s historic victory.
The latest addition to her proud collection, the tattoo celebrates not only the trophy but the years of perseverance behind her. And her caption was as good as her hard work.
“I’ve been waiting for you since day one and now I get to see you every morning and be grateful,” she wrote, sharing the personal meaning of the ink.
Harmanpreet didn’t keep herself waiting long and used the day after her World Cup triumph to visit the artist. Soon after, she and her teammates took off from Mumbai and arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday evening.heir meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Screengrab from Harmanpreet Kaur’s Instagram
India’s long-awaited victory in the Women’s World Cup they came on Sunday when they beat South Africa by 52 runs in the final at Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium in front of a packed and cheering crowd. Led by Harmanpreet – and thanks to the all-round brilliance of Shafali Verma and a devastating five-wicket haul by Deepti Sharma – India secured a commanding victory to end a decade-long wait for the prestigious title.
The nation was sent into a frenzy earlier in the tournament when India stunned seven-time champions Australia in the semi-finals. Harmanpreet played a key role in the win, scoring 89 runs in a 167-run partnership with centurion Jemimah Rodrigues as India chased down 339 – the highest run chase in women’s ODI history.
The World Cup triumph was especially sweet for Harmanpreet, who had been waiting for this moment since her international debut in 2009. Over the years, she has endured hardships no more painful than the 2017 final, when India fell just eight runs short of England. This defeat came days after Harmanpreet’s iconic 171 against Australia – an innings that made the world sit up and take notice, ending Australia’s long-running dominance in World Cups. Still, the loss in the final remained a painful memory.
However, this victory closed everything. Moments after India’s victory on Sunday, Harmanpreet was seen running into her father’s arms, relishing the biggest triumph of her career – and one of the most significant victories in Indian cricket history. It was a deeply emotional climax shared with the man who always told her to believe even when the world didn’t.
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Issued by:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
November 5, 2025
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