India, Nov. 3 -- India's first-ever Women's ODI World Cup title has already thrown up a gallery of iconic images - Harmanpreet Kaur with the trophy, Shafali Verma beaming after her match-winning performance in the final, the team taking a lap of honour with the trophy, and many more.

But one of the most striking frames is of a 25-year-old in a wheelchair on the sidelines, Tricolor on her shoulder, eyes wet as India completed a 52-run win over South Africa. That is Pratika Rawal, India's second-highest run-scorer at this World Cup, but a player who doesn't have a winner's medal to show for it.

Rawal was one of the pillars of India's league-stage campaign. Batting in the top order, she scored 308 runs in six innings at an average of 51.33...