You Have Given A Dream To Young Girls: Sachin Tendulkar At BCCI's Felicitation Of Women's U19 T20 World Cup-Winning Team

Shafali Verma-led Women's U19 Team defeated England by 7 wickets in the final on Sunday (January 29) to emerge as the champions of the inaugural U19 T20 World Cup.

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, BCCI President Roger Binny look on as Sachin Tendulkar delivers a speech at the felicitation ceremony in Ahmedabad. ( Image Source :Screenshot From Video Uploaded On Twitter/@BCCI )

The U19 Women's Team recently became the World Champions by emerging victorious in the inaugural season of the Women's U-19 T20 World Cup in South Africa. The team led-by Shafali Verma beat England in the finals by 7 wickets to hand India their first world title in women's cricket. Soon after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a sum of INR 5 crore for the winning team.

The squad which lifted the T20 World Cup on January 29 (Sunday) was felicitated by the Indian Cricket Board at an event organised before the final T20I between the India and New Zealand Men's Teams at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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Cricket Legend Sachin Tendulkar was the Chief Guest for the ceremony and even delivered a motivational speech, inspiring the victorious U-19 squad.

After congratulating the side for the win, he told the players how they have now given dreams to many young girls around the world. 

"By winning this World Cup, you have given a dream to young girls in India, to represent the country," Tendulkar said.

"The beginning of the WPL is going to be the biggest thing. I believe in equality for men and women, and not just in sports. There should be equal opportunity," he added.

The BCCI even shared a video of his speech. 

""The entire nation will celebrate and cherish your victory" Master Blaster @sachin_rt delivers a speech at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad as the BCCI felicitates the victorious U19 Women's Team at the #U19T20WorldCup  Listen in here👇👇  #TeamIndia @JayShah," the video was captioned.

"The entire nation will celebrate and cherish your victory"

Master Blaster @sachin_rt delivers a speech at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad as the BCCI felicitates the victorious U19 Women's Team at the #U19T20WorldCup

Listen in here👇👇 #TeamIndia @JayShah pic.twitter.com/7JokVkjOVy

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 1, 2023

The skipper of the team that lifted the trophy also collected the INR 5 Crore cheque, a prize which the Board had announced for the team and the support staff post India's dominant victory in the summit clash.