Indian women's cricket team has been nominated for the 2026 Laureus World Team of the Year Award

¨     Indian women's cricket team has been nominated for the 2026 Laureus World Team of the Year Award.

¨     This nomination comes after their first ICC Women's World Cup win.

¨     Laureus Sport has confirmed the nomination. They are the first women's cricket team to be selected for this award.

¨     This recognition highlights their outstanding performance at the 2025 Women's World Cup.

¨     The team achieved the highest successful run chase in women's ODI history.

¨     This record was set during their semi-final win against the Australia women's cricket team.

¨     The team is captained by Harmanpreet Kaur.

¨     The Indian women's team has been nominated alongside other top international teams.

¨ These include the England women's football team, Paris Saint-Germain of the French Football League, and McLaren Formula One.

¨   This nomination adds the women's team to the list of renowned Indian athletes nominated for the main Laureus categories.

¨     These include Vinesh Phogat, Neeraj Chopra and Rishabh Pant.