Saiyami Kher Gets Emotional After India's Win At Women's World Cup: Standing Where We Shot Ghoomer...

After India's historic win at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup on November 2, actress Saiyami Kher was one of the many celebs to congratulate the team on their efforts. The actress, who is a big cricket

fan herself, recalled how she was laughed at when she was young for wanting to play cricket. In her Instagram post, Saiyami also recalled her sports film Ghoomer, which was filmed in the same stadium.

Saiyami Kher congratulates Indian cricket team, recalls own cricket journey

On X (formerly Twitter), Saiyami shared pictures of herself at the final match against South Africa congratulating players Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma. In a lengthy post, she wrote, "My love story with cricket began as an 8-year-old girl. I sat in front of the TV with my dad watching the Master bat. I was obsessed and completely consumed. But in a world of boys with bats, whenever I told them I wanted to play with them, I was laughed at. Their laughter stopped when I'd pick up the ball and bowl them out, one after another. Years later, in rooms full of men, when I spoke of cover drives and reverse swing, I saw that same smirk that silently said, "Oh. What do you know about cricket?"

Saiyami continued, "From there to last night, in a packed DY Patil stadium where chants echoed for every girl in blue, I saw tears in the eyes of those same grown-up men who'd smirk. Our girls wrote history of a battle that started in 1978 when we hosted the first WC. From pooling money to sharing kit bags to this! It's historic not just for women's cricket but for every woman who dared to dream, for every girl who picked up a bat when the world said she couldn't. Standing there, exactly where we shot Ghoomer, watching our girls lift that trophy, it felt like life had come full circle." ALSO READ: Amitabh Bachchan Praises Indian Women Cricket Team After Historic World Cup Win: So Much Pride You've..."Proud of our girls. Proud of the families who stood by them. Proud of the BCCI for believing. And grateful to Vijay Patil for an incredible experience at DY Patil. Our girls have shown us that the game belongs to everyone who loves it. Last night, Chak De and Maa Tujhe Salaam hit harder than any other time because these songs, these chants, they weren't just for the team. They were for every little girl who has said to herself, 'Someday, I'll play too.'," her post concluded.Last seen in Special Ops Season 2 and Jaat, Saiyami's next project is Haiwaan. She will be acting alongside Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan in the Priyadarshan film. She played a cricket prodigy in Ghoomer who loses her right hand in an accident.