India Unveil Secret Team Song After 4 Years Following Maiden World Cup Victory: 'Rahega Sab Se Upar, Hamara Tiranga'

India Women's Win ICC World Cup: Team songs have long been a part of Australian men's cricket team culture and after any major victories, be it Ashes or World Cup, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, and Steven Smith have always made it a point to sing "Under the Southern Cross".

Indian cricket never had Team Anthem as such and "Chak De India" and "Suno Ghaur se Duniya waalo" blaring from those bazooka music systems at the stadiums across the globe after nearly two decades has become a bit jarring, bordering on monotonous after being played a zillion times.

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So when the sprightly Jemimah Rodrigues and the victorious World Cup-winning team, along with coaches and support staff, gathered to form a huddle around the 22-yard strip, there was a 'Victory Anthem' that was sung; it sounded refreshing.

"Rahega sab se upar, hamara Tiranga!… ham hai Team India, ham hai Team India!" (Our tri-colour would fly high) echoed deep into the triumphant night as the squad sang their hearts out.

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They were in sync for the six hours spent on 22 yards and no one cared if they were in tune or not. Head coach and domestic stalwart Amol Muzumdar's voice was among the prominent ones singing the song that was heard from a distance.

"Saath mein chalenge, saath mein uthenge… ham hai Team India, saath me jeetenge," (We will walk together, we will rise together, we will win together, we are Team India) they sang boisterously after winning the first global trophy.

Long after their passionate fans, who revelled in celebrations on every occasion the Indian team did well, had left, the winning side emerged to sing the team song which was perhaps never heard before.

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Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who set the record for most runs for any Indian in a World Cup (434), held the trophy in both her hands as she walked out to the middle with her teammates and every single member of the coaching staff.

Diminutive Jemimah Rodrigues, whose incredible 127 not out against Australia here in the semifinal added another seminal moment in women's cricket history, was a clear crowd favourite with her family in tow.

The crowd had kept breaking into chants of “Jemi… Jemi!” to keep on cheering for India's pocket dynamite from Bandra, who has made DY Patil Stadium her bona fide home ground in recent years, with the venue hosting plenty of India's fixtures.