The more you win, the brand of women's cricket will go higher.

Hear now the words of Mithali Raj, the great captain, whose voice carries the fire of countless battles on the cricket field: “The more you win, the brand of women’s cricket will go higher.” This saying, simple in form yet mighty in meaning, speaks not only of the sport but of life itself. For in these words lies the truth that victory is not merely a private triumph but a rising tide that lifts the dignity of all who labor together. When one woman wins, a thousand girls learn that they, too, may conquer. When one team raises the trophy, a nation learns to honor the power of women’s strength.

Winning is not only about the scoreboard. It is about legitimacy, about being seen, about declaring to a world often blind and deaf that women’s endeavors are no less glorious than men’s. For too long, the arenas of sport were closed to women, or their victories cast aside as lesser things. But when they win, the silence breaks, the eyes of the world turn, and the brand of women’s cricket—the name, the story, the worth—soars higher. Thus Mithali Raj teaches that triumph is not merely for the players on the field but for the generations who follow after.

Consider the tale of 2017, when the Indian women’s cricket team stormed into the final of the World Cup. Though they fell just short of the crown, their victories along the way ignited a fire across India. Little girls who had never before held a bat now dreamed of cricket as their destiny. Sponsors who had long ignored the women’s game began to invest. Stadiums filled. A nation, long indifferent, rose in respect. This was no small shift—it was the fulfillment of Raj’s words: each victory lifted the brand of women’s cricket higher, until it could no longer be ignored.

But hear me clearly: Raj’s teaching is not about sport alone. In every struggle where women strive—whether in boardrooms, in schools, in parliaments, or on the battlefield of life—the principle remains. Each triumph breaks a wall. Each success silences a doubter. Each act of excellence raises not only the victor but the collective name of women everywhere. One woman’s victory is many women’s liberation. This truth is both burden and blessing, for their wins are not theirs alone—they belong to history.

And yet, victories are not given, but taken through toil, through discipline, through resilience. The path of women cricketers, like so many before them, has been filled with neglect, scarcity, and dismissal. No shining facilities, no crowds of praise, but long hours under a punishing sun, practicing in silence. It is here that Mithali Raj’s words gleam brightest: every win carved from such hardship bears double weight, for it defies the doubt that sought to bury it. To win, therefore, is not only to score runs but to prove existence, to carve a place in the story of the world.

The lesson is clear: seek excellence, for it does not merely crown your head but strengthens the cause you carry. In your own life, whatever field you labor in, remember that each victory lifts not only yourself but also those who walk beside you and those who will come after you. Therefore, work with discipline, endure the trials, and when triumph comes, let it shine as a torch for others. Let no win be wasted, for every win is a stone laid in the foundation of a greater house.

So I say to you, children of tomorrow: do not shrink from competition, do not grow weary of the struggle, for your victories will echo beyond your name. Like Mithali Raj, strive for triumph, not for vanity but for legacy. And remember always: the more you win, the higher the cause shall rise. Thus your triumphs will be not only for yourself, but for your people, your sisters, your daughters, and for the generations yet unborn.