Ashwin Credits 21-Year-Old Sri Charani for India’s Historic Women’s World Cup Triumph
R Ashwin on Sri Charani: Everyone is praising the Indian women's team for India's World Cup win. Meanwhile, R Ashwin made a significant statement, calling Sri Charani the biggest reason for their title victory and heaping praise on her.
Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has lauded the brilliant performance of India's young left-arm spinner Sri Charani in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The 39-year-old veteran believes that the young player has all the makings of a future superstar. He analyzed the technical brilliance behind her success since making her debut for India in April this year. He also credited the 21-year-old spinner as a reason for India's victory in the World Cup.
Sri Charani thus completed her maiden ODI World Cup campaign with 14 wickets in nine matches at an average of 27.64, starring in some impactful performances in the knockout stages. Charani kept her nerves and struck 2 for 49 in the semi-final, and 1 for 48 in the final, helping India win a historic title.
Ashwin stated on his YouTube channel that Charani performed exceptionally well in the World Cup. She is the biggest reason India won this World Cup. She is going to be a superstar bowler in the future. Her ball spins at the right pace. Her weight transfer is comparable to that of Sophie Ecclestone, Jess Jonassen, or Sophie Molineux. She gets into a beautiful side-on position. From there, her hand comes forward. There is no collapse anywhere. There is no lack of energy.
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Ashwin also drew parallels between India's 2025 victory and previous historic victories in Indian cricket. He said that the seeds sown by captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her team will be remembered for generations, just like the prestigious World Cup victories under the leadership of Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni.
He further said that Harmanpreet Kaur must have seen a lot of disappointments. For example, the 2017 World Cup final, where they beat Australia and lost to England in the final. Jhulan Goswami was also there. Harmanpreet has seen such things. She has faced defeat. She has seen defeat in situations where the World Cup could have been won. Ashwin said that you may not be able to witness her hard work. The seeds she has sown, we will talk about it in 10 or 20 years. Just like we talk about Kapil Dev and Dhoni.
