On Monday, the Indian women's team rewrote history books as the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side claimed the country's maiden gold medal in cricket in the Asian Games presently held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.
Team India's historic feat came after they defeated Asian neighbours Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the final held at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field.
Led by Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues, the Women in Blue, posted a competitive total of 116/7 on the board after they won the toss and chose to bat first.
In reply, the Sri Lankans only managed to score 97/8 in their allotted 20 overs, helping the Indians to their first yellow metal in cricket in a quadrennial sports competition.
Previously, the Indian women's cricket team suffered heartbreaks in other big-ticket tournaments, like the ICC Women's World Cup in 2017, having lost the final to England by just nine runs.
Interestingly, cricket, a widely popular sport in South Asia, was not a discipline in multi-disciplinary sports events earlier. However, things have changed lately, with cricket featuring in last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and this year's Asian Games.
Furthermore, there is speculation that cricket will be inducted into the Olympics in the 2028 edition set to be held in Los Angeles.