Small-town India to cricket World champions: The women who made history
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Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty Images After her father's death, Renuka Singh Thakur's mother worked to support her dreams
Earlier this week, the Indian women's cricket team made history by winning its first World Cup title, nearly 50 years after the side played its first international match. The women fought hard for their win; after a three-match losing streak in the round-robin stage, they overcame external and internal challenges to defeat then un-beaten Australia in the semi-final and a resolute South African side in the final. The grit and determination they showed on the field are reflected in their lives off it.
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