President Murmu, Home Minister Shah congratulate Indian women's team

President Droupadi Murmu and Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the Indian women's cricket team on winning gold at the Asian Games 2026. The team defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the T20 final at Nisshin in Japan, securing India's first gold medal of the Games.

Murmu described the victory as historic and praised the team's performance, determination and spirit of teamwork. She said their achievement would inspire the nation's youth, particularly young girls and women. Shah called the display bedazzling and said the players brought home unmatched cricketing prowess.

The messages were posted on X. Murmu wrote that the win brought immense pride to the nation. Shah posted that the team commanded victory through untameable dominance on the pitch.