In the 2016 Bollywood superhit Dangal, the lead actor Aamir Khan, playing Mahavir Singh Phogat, in reference to his two daughters Geeta and Babita says, “Mhaari chhoriya chhoron se kam hai ke? (my girls are no less than boys). This is a line India women’s cricketer Radha Yadav’s family has lived by over the years. And on Sunday, by helping Team India clinch its first ever Women’s World Cup, Radha once again reinforced her family’s thinking. “Radha [25] is the youngest in our family, but we always knew that she is the most talented and capable. And now, she has proved it to the world by becoming a world champion,” Monu Yadav, 32, Radha’s elder brother told mid-day on Monday.

“Radha started playing cricket with us as a little kid at our home here [in Kandivli] and my elder brother Deepak [37] and myself would constantly bowl or bat to keep her occupied. Even our younger sister Soni [28] would join in. Then, Radha started playing with our friends, all boys, and she was good. That’s when we decided to get her into cricket coaching and the rest as they say is history. We always knew our chhori is much better than boys,” added Monu, who along with the entire Yadav family was a keen spectator at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday, where India beat South Africa by 52 runs in the summit clash.