When head coach Amol Muzumdar turned ‘Kabir Khan’ for Women in Blue ahead of ICC CWC 2025 Final

Amol Mazumdar is the head coach of the Indian women’s cricket team.

The Indian women’s cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, clinched its first ICC CWC title by defeating South Africa by 52 runs on Sunday. Many star players like Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma, among others, contributed to India’s victory in the crucial final match at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. However, a majority of Indian cricket fans feel that head coach Amol Mazumdar’s role was equally important in Team India’s victory. A video of the head coach was also shared by the official Instagram account of the International Cricket Council (ICC); here Amol Mazumdar is seen giving an important speech before the big match.

Soon after the video was shared by ICC, netizens were quick to express their views on the same, with many even calling it a ‘Kabir Khan-like’ speech. For those who don’t know, the character of Kabir Khan was played by Shah Rukh Khan in the movie Chak De India, where he was the head coach of the Indian women’s hockey team.

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In the video, Amol Mazumdar said, “We stopped all the noise for seven hours. We cut them out of our lives; We create our own bubble here. Seven hours – create our own bubble – and we step into it, finish it and write our own story. No more outside stories. We write our own story. You will write your own story. Let’s stay in that bubble for the next seven hours. Let’s create history.”

After Team India won its first ICC CWC title, the Indian head coach said: ”I’m definitely proud. I don’t know, it hasn’t sunk in yet. It’s an incredible achievement and they deserve every bit of praise and everything that comes next. They worked hard. They made every Indian proud.”

India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the ICC CWC 2025 final. Shafali Verma was adjudged the Player of the Match for her 87-run knock and two crucial wickets.