By Admin 
After coaching stints in domestic and franchise setups and consulting gigs with international teams, Amol Muzumdar took on the responsibility of making a promising bunch of women world champions. Two years later, that dream stands realised.
As the Women in Blue ran across the ground in raucous celebration, Muzumdar was engulfed in by the support staff. Tears were inevitable.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling, a surreal feeling,” he said after India beat South Africa in a tense final at the D.Y. Patil Stadium here on Sunday.
He hailed the team’s resilience to follow the stumbles in Visakhapatnam and Indore with the highs of performance in the three knock-out games: the virtual quarterfinal against New Zealand, the semifinal against Australia, and the Proteas in the summit clash.
Muzumdar believes this triumph will have a ripple effect on the sport’s national ecosystem.
“It’s a watershed moment in Indian cricket. I don’t know how many crores of people must have watched on TV and gotten inspired in some way. The more you have these kinds of days, the more inspired people get.”
After the triumph against Australia, Muzumdar told his side, “We have worked so hard for November 2, not October 30. If we stay on 30 October, we won’t be able to play for November 2.”
With blinkers on, India galloped its way into the history books.