One day is left for the start of the 15th season of IPL. On the other hand, in the ongoing Women's World Cup in New Zealand, the Indian women's crick
One day is left for the start of the 15th season of IPL. On the other hand, in the ongoing Women's World Cup in New Zealand, the Indian women's cricket team has kept the hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive by defeating Bangladesh. Indian women's cricket team is constantly setting new dimensions. Despite giving IPL-like tournaments to men's cricket for a decade and a half, there seems to be no preparation for women's IPL in India.
IPL has played an important role in taking cricket and cricketers to new heights in the country and preparing the seedlings of new players. Many great players emerged from this league, who made it to Team India. Indian players also got special recognition in world cricket. For the last five years, there has been a demand for IPL for women players. Recently, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly announced that the start of Women's IPL is being considered from 2023.
IPL for women will be discussed on Friday i.e. today in the Governing Council meeting in Mumbai.
When A Defeat Did Miracle
Before July 23, 2017, only the men's team called Team India was loved by cricket fans, but on this day Indian women cricketers showed their talent. Indian women players shined till the Lord's in England. The Indian team was the runner-up of the Women's World Cup 2017, but for the countrymen, she was no less than a winner. This was the second time after 2005 when the Indian women's team became the runner-up in the World Cup.
The world has changed since 2017,
earlier women's cricket matches were not telecast on TV. The reasoning behind this was that the women's team neither has big names like the men's team nor has long queues of sponsors. From 2017 onwards, the women's cricket team started getting attention. The matches started coming live on TV. There was a lot of coverage in the media. Like the men's team, this team also started getting support.
Senior sports journalist Mukesh Thapliyal says that after the formation of the Lodha Committee, special attention was paid to the women's cricket team. There has been improvement at the domestic level. Proper contracts were given to women players and their money was increased. When the record was made, it started airing on TV, people started sharing photos of the women's team on social media. People started recognizing women players. It was only after this that the demand for making an Indian Premier League for women started.
Why was the number of female players small?
According to Thapliyal, many girls in the country want to play cricket, but they face many challenges. From the year 2017 onwards, families have also started supporting their daughters. Urban girls have facilities, but village girls have many challenges. Parents are not employed. There are no training centers nearby. The dreams of many girls from small towns are still shattered due to assumptions.
These countries have a domestic league, that will soon start in Pakistan-Bangladesh,
Australia hosts a men's league as well as a women's Big Bash League for women since 2015. The special thing is that the names of these eight women's teams are on the men's league itself. The team of Sydney Sixers has been winning the title consecutively for the last three times. In the year 2021, eight Indian women players took part in the Big Bash League in Australia. At the same time, the England and Wales Cricket Board also started the Women-100 League for men as well as women. Recently, Pakistan and Bangladesh have also announced to start of domestic leagues for women players.
Like Dhoni, films on Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami have been made
in Bollywood on the lives of former Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. At the same time, a film is being made on the life of Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj. The name of the movie is 'Shabash . Its teaser has been released recently. Actress Taapsee Pannu is playing the role of Mithali Raj in this film. It is being told that a film is also being made on Jhulan Goswami, former captain of the Indian women's cricket team. The name of the movie is 'Chakda Express'. Anushka Sharma will play the role of Jhulan Goswami in this. Let us tell you that Jhulan Goswami made his international debut in 2002.
Player and field both ready, still waiting
The first two things are necessary for any sports competition. The system to bring the players to the filter and the necessary resources like the stadium. It is expected that both the films being made on women cricketers will create an environment for women's cricket in the country and will also mobilize sponsors. In the 2021-22 season, 900 women's ODIs and T20 matches have been kept in domestic cricket in India. That is, if the IPL starts for women players, then talented players or necessary infrastructure in the country will not come in the way.
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