India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has chosen to mark India’s historic Women’s World Cup win in a way that stays with her every day. On Monday night, she got a tattoo of the World Cup trophy on her left bicep, with the year 2025 and the number 52 inked alongside it — a reference to India’s 52-run victory in the final, and to the country winning the title 52 years after the tournament’s inception.
She shared the tattoo on Instagram with the caption: “Forever etched in my skin and my heart Waited for you since Day1 and now I will see you every morning and be grateful.”
The tattoo session, HT CIty has exclusively learnt, in Mumbai began around 2 AM, after celebrations had quietened. Harmanpreet was still watching highlights of the final on her phone while getting inked, riding the emotion of a night that shifted the landscape of women’s cricket in India. It wasn’t loud celebration — it was personal, reflective, and quietly triumphant.
The piece was done by tattoo artist Sunny Bhanushali, who described the moment from the studio’s end. "This piece is more than ink — it’s a story of victory, resilience, and national pride,” he told us.
{{/usCountry}}The piece was done by tattoo artist Sunny Bhanushali, who described the moment from the studio’s end. "This piece is more than ink — it’s a story of victory, resilience, and national pride,” he told us.
{{/usCountry}}This is Harmanpreet’s second meaningful tattoo. Last year, she had gotten a Geometric Mandala with the words Aham Brahmasmi , meaning I am the Universe, symbolising balance, identity, and inner grounding. That tattoo reflected the journey within; this new one marks the moment the journey arrived at its destination.
For Harmanpreet, the World Cup wasn’t just a trophy lifted once; it was a promise kept. Now, the win — the year, the margin, the history — sits on her skin, exactly where she intended it to be.
Alongside Harmanpreet cricketers Harleen Deiol and Smriti Mandhana got similar matching tattoos, from the same studio as well.