Indian women’s cricket steps out of the crease
Hindustan TimesMUMBAI: Basking in the afterglow of their recent seven-wicket victory over England, as the Under-19 women’s team emerged from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, they defied the most considered airport look. “A prominent sports shop owner recently told me that there had been an increase in the number of girls coming to buy cricket kits.” An MCA coach observed that while 50-60 girls would turn up earlier, “this time the MCA selection trials for the Under-15 Mumbai girls team saw a turnout of 200”. “This season, the Under-19 teams from West Indies and New Zealand were in Mumbai, as well as the Australia senior team, pointing to the fact that the city has become a base for women’s cricket. “With 15 players in each team, 800-odd women’s cricketers will play,” Naik said. I attend nets two to three times a week in the morning before going to work,” Pranali said, adding that she is looking forward to the MCA’s women’s league.