Indian skipper Mithali Raj believes that the Women's World Cup success by the Eves is just a beginning of good time for the game.
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"It's overwhelming to see such kind of reception, it's first of kind for all of us, I faced kind of similar one in 2005, then we were not under BCCI," said Mithali, who guided India to the final of the ICC Women's World Cup.
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"I was wondering had we been under BCCI what kind of reaction we would get, girls would have enjoyed being received like that, it is just a beginning of good time for women's cricket," she added.
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Raj and Co received a rousing reception after their arrival here with fans turning out in big numbers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
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The Indian team finished as runner-ups in the quadrennial event after losing narrowly by nine runs against hosts England in the final last Sunday and the skipper said her team deserves every bit of accolades.
"They always deserved it, now because of broadcasting and televising of the game it is more, coming under BCCI has made a difference. I always believed if more matches are televised we can attract more people," said Raj, who became the leading run-scorer in women's one-day internationals during the event.
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"The way the girls have played, Indian and other teams have put up good standard of cricket in World Cup and it has given impetus to women cricket globally, it has given us more positive feedback," she added.
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