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Yuvraj Singh Teams Up With Mithali Raj For Women’s World Cup 2025 'Countdown' Event

Aakash Saini

Yuvraj Singh, Mithali Raj and others at the event [Source: @JayShah/x]Yuvraj Singh, Mithali Raj and others at the event [Source: @JayShah/x]

Former Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Mithali Raj attended a star-studded panel in Mumbai as part of the upcoming 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup promo event. With 50 days remaining in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised an event in Mumbai, titled ’50 Days to Go’.

While the event was inaugurated by Indian cricket administrator and current ICC chairman Jay Shah, the panel also featured some of the biggest superstars from Indian women’s setup in the form of captain Harmanpreet Kaur, her deputy Smriti Mandhana and middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues.

Jay Shah Hypes Up Women’s WC At '50 Days to Go' Event

Former Indian men’s all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and former Indian women’s batter Mithali Raj were among some of the biggest names to attend the ’50 Days to Go’ event for the 2025 Women’s World Cup, alongside active cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana.

While speaking at the event as published by ICC on their official website, ICC Chairman Jay Shah said that the upcoming 2025 Women’s World Cup in India will “set the stage for a truly world class tournament”. Shah also added that the ICC is open to new ideas and that the “excitement is already building” as fans eagerly await the World Cup later this year in India and Sri Lanka.

Trophy Tour To Be Held In Delhi, Mumbai

Notably, the occasion also coincided with the trophy tour. As part of the initiative, the Women’s World Cup trophy will visit several host cities as well as in Delhi and Mumbai. The event will also be conducted in several schools of each host city as part of a school legacy programme.

The 2025 Women’s World Cup is scheduled to launch from September 30 onwards with a match between co-hosts India and Sri Lanka at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The tournament will conclude on November 2 with the final, which will either be played in Bengaluru or Colombo, depending upon Pakistan’s qualification.