"Women's team can hold their heads high," Virat Kohli puts an inspiring message for the Indian Women's Team

Former Indian Captain Virat Kohli tweeted for the India women's cricket team after losing the last-ball thriller to South Africa women's team and failed to stand to qualify for the semi-final of the tournament.

Virat Kohli tweeted that the India women's team can hold their heads high for the effort they made despite the unwanted result.

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"Always hard to walk away from a tournament you're aiming to win, but our women's team can hold their heads high. You gave it your all and we're proud of you."

Virat Kohli wrote on Twitter Monday morning

During the post-match presentation, India captain Mithali Raj also praised her team members for their efforts during the tournament.

"Personally I think the girls gave it their all, it was an important game, it was a good game, it ended our campaign, but I'm proud of the girls to have come this far. With the bowlers we had, I thought 275 was a good total, we've defended similar totals in the past."

India Women's skipper Mithali Raj said in post match presentation

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The Indian women's team started their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match against arch-rivals Pakistan which they managed to wi. However, they were inconsistent throughout the tournament and ended up winning 3 matches out of 7 during the round-robin phase. The Indian women's team finished their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup campaign in 5th place.