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Rahul Dravid's heartwarming gesture as he congratulates India Women U-19 along with rest of the team

The head coach of the senior men’s team, Rahul Dravid also won the hearts of the Indian cricket fans with his gesture for the star Indian...

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India’s women’s U-19 team created history by defeating England to win the inaugural edition of the Women’s U-19 20-20 World Cup. The team led by Shafali Verma completely outplayed Grace Scrivens’ girls in the final of the tournament to lift the coveted title in the very first edition of this prestigious tournament.

Just after the women’s team became the champions, social media was flooded with congratulatory messages for the young girls. Meanwhile, the senior men’s team that was in action against New Zealand in the second of the three-match T20I series in Lucknow also sent a congratulatory message to the women’s U-19 team.

Subsequently, the head coach of the senior men’s team, Rahul Dravid also won the hearts of the Indian cricket fans with his gesture for the U-19 World Cup-winning skipper and currently star Indian batter Prithvi Shaw. Dravid handed over the mic to Shaw to congratulate the girls’ team for the historic achievement in the major international tournament.

The video of this moment is now making rounds on social media within minutes of being shared on the official Twitter handle of the Indian Cricket Board.

"A special message from Lucknow for India's ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup-winning team," reads the caption of the video tweet posted by the Indian Cricket Board.

Here’s the video:

In the aftermath of the Indian team’s victory in the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, Indian Cricket Board secretary Jay Shah also happened to congratulate the team. Subsequently, he also invited the U-19 women’s team to join the senior men’s team at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to celebrate this phenomenal achievement.

“I invite Shafali Verma and her victorious team to join us at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, and witness the third T20I on 1st February. This humongous achievement surely calls for a celebration. @BCCI @BCCIWomen” tweeted Jay Shah from his official Twitter handle.

Later on, Shah also came up with a very delightful announcement for the Indian Women’s team as he announced prize money of INR 5 crores for the entire team and support staff.

“Women’s Cricket in India is on the upswing and the World Cup triumph has taken the stature of women’s cricket several notches higher. I am delighted to announce INR 5 crore for the entire team and support staff as prize money. This is surely a path-breaking year,” Shah tweeted further.

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