ICA elections: Never imagined any woman cricketer will be part of male-dominated BCCI, says apex council member Shantha Rangaswamy
5 years, 3 months ago

ICA elections: Never imagined any woman cricketer will be part of male-dominated BCCI, says apex council member Shantha Rangaswamy

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Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy, who is set to be a part of the powerful nine-member BCCI apex council, says she never imagined that any woman cricketer will “storm the male bastion” that the Indian cricket board is. New Delhi: Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy, who is set to be a part of the powerful nine-member BCCI apex council, says she never imagined that any woman cricketer will “storm the male bastion” that the Indian cricket board is. Rangaswamy is set to get elected unopposed in the Indian Cricketers’ Association elections and will be its female representative on the BCCI apex council. After the formation of the apex council, Rangaswamy will push her five-point vision for the growth of women’s cricket which has now become a viable career option with the support of BCCI.

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BCCI announces Committee Members for Women's Premier League ahead of 2024 edition
1 year, 1 month ago

BCCI announces Committee Members for Women's Premier League ahead of 2024 edition

India TV News  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced Committee Members for the Women's Premier League on Thursday, December 7. BCCI president and former cricketer Roger Binny will chair the committee with Conevnor Jay Shah and IPL chairperson Arun Dhumal among notable members. "The committee hails from diverse backgrounds and the BCCI believes their collective expertise and passion for fostering …

New innings: Can the women’s IPL help ease gender disparities in cricket?
1 year, 6 months ago

New innings: Can the women’s IPL help ease gender disparities in cricket?

Hindustan Times  

In March, 15 years after the Indian Premier League transformed the fortunes of male cricketers, India finally inaugurated a Women’s Premier League. “The Women’s Premier League is a game-changer,” says BCCI secretary Jay Shah. “By establishing a professional league exclusively for women’s cricket, BCCI has created more opportunities for female players to compete at a higher level, gain exposure, and …

First Women’s IPL gets off the mark with ₹4,700-cr
1 year, 11 months ago

First Women’s IPL gets off the mark with ₹4,700-cr

Hindustan Times  

The Women’s Premier League got a massive ₹4,669.99 crore boost at the franchise ownership auction on Wednesday, with Adani Sportline making its entry into top-flight Indian cricket by picking up the Ahmedabad team, the owners of the Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals picking up their city teams in the women's tournament as well, and the non-banking financial …

BCCI invites application for senior women’s selector post after Mithu Mukherjee’s tenure ends
1 year, 11 months ago

BCCI invites application for senior women’s selector post after Mithu Mukherjee’s tenure ends

The Hindu  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has invited applications for two positions - one in the senior women’s selection committee and the other in the men’s junior selection committee. With Mithu Mukherjee - the senior national selector from east zone - ending her tenure, the Board needs a replacement to constitute the five-member women’s selection panel, headed by …

India meting out step-motherly treatment to women cricketers? Shantha Rangaswamy weighs in
2 years, 2 months ago

India meting out step-motherly treatment to women cricketers? Shantha Rangaswamy weighs in

Hindustan Times  

India meting out step-motherly treatment to women cricketers? Shantha Rangaswamy weighs in Shantha Rangaswamy, former Indian woman cricketer, has described BCCI's recent decision of equal pay for men and women cricketers as a small step and has pitched for match fee parity in the domestic setup also. Shantha Rangaswamy is the first woman to lead an Indian cricket team, the …

Pay Parity Between Men and Women Cricketers Heralds Era of New Opportunities: NCW
2 years, 2 months ago

Pay Parity Between Men and Women Cricketers Heralds Era of New Opportunities: NCW

News 18  

Women cricketers earning the same match fee as their male counterparts heralds a new era of equal opportunities and is a significant advancement towards achieving gender equality, the National Commission for Women said on Thursday. Indian women cricketers will now receive Rs 15 lakh per Test, Rs 6 lakh per ODI and Rs 3 lakh per T20I, the same as …

BCCI ends gender disparity in cricket, announces equal pay for men and women
2 years, 2 months ago

BCCI ends gender disparity in cricket, announces equal pay for men and women

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision, the BCCI on Thursday announced equal match fee for its centrally-contracted female and male players in a bid to promote gender equality in the country's most popular sport. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be same as we move into a new era of gender equality in cricket,” Shah tweeted. …

India women cricketers to get equal pay as men, announces BCCI
2 years, 2 months ago

India women cricketers to get equal pay as men, announces BCCI

The Hindu  

In an attempt to bridge pay-parity between India's male and female international cricketers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India's reconstituted apex council has matched match-fees of international women's cricketers with the same for their male counterparts. While newly-elected BCCI president Roger Binny referred to the development as "a marquee decision on pay equity", secretary Jay Shah stated the …

Anshuman Gaekwad set to be elected unopposed as ICA president
2 years, 3 months ago

Anshuman Gaekwad set to be elected unopposed as ICA president

The Hindu  

Former India player Anshuman Gaekwad is set to be elected unopposed as the president of the Indian Cricketers’ Association. Gaekwad was ICA’s male representative in the BCCI apex council in the last term, while Shantha Rangaswamy was the female representative. Former India players Dilip Vengsarkar and Ashok Malhotra will contest for the post of ICA’s male representative nominee to the …

Chennai Super Kings to consider owning team in Women’s IPL
2 years, 6 months ago

Chennai Super Kings to consider owning team in Women’s IPL

The Hindu  

Chennai Super Kings will consider having a team at the proposed Women’s IPL. N. Srinivasan narrates Kasi, who was here to speak at a cricket conclave organised by the city-based Ranji Memorial Society ECC, felt there was scope for a proper Women’s IPL. The fans have been the backbone of CSK - Kasi Viswanathan As for the men’s IPL, he …

BCCI AGM: Indian cricket board approves 10-team IPL from 2022 at AGM, in favour of cricket at Olympics
4 years ago

BCCI AGM: Indian cricket board approves 10-team IPL from 2022 at AGM, in favour of cricket at Olympics

India Today  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday gave its approval for a 10-team Indian Premier League from the 2022 edition at the Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad. "It is only fair that the approval is taken and the big 94 match tournament is held in 2022," a senior BCCI official said on the eve of the meeting. …

ICA nominates Pragyan Ojha to the IPL Governing Council
4 years ago

ICA nominates Pragyan Ojha to the IPL Governing Council

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Board of Control for Cricket in India ’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, the Indian Cricketers Association has nominated former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha as its representative to the Indian Premier League Governing Council. As per the BCCI constitution, the ICA needs to nominate a member for the Governing Council and last year, the association was …

Women’s T20 Challenge in UAE: Back in business!
4 years, 2 months ago

Women’s T20 Challenge in UAE: Back in business!

The Hindu  

This has been a year of uncertainties for India’s women cricketers. Soon after it was decided that the Indian Premier League would be played in a bio-secure environment in the United Arab Emirates, the BCCI announced that the much-awaited Women’s T20 Challenge, too, will be hosted there. In the IPL, many players took some time to settle down, so it …

Neetu David could be next chief of BCCI women's national selection panel
4 years, 3 months ago

Neetu David could be next chief of BCCI women's national selection panel

India TV News  

Neetu David, one of India's finest woman cricketers in the late '90s and early 2000, has emerged as a strong contender to become chief of BCCI's women's national selection panel. The BCCI didn't name a new selection panel, inviting criticism from a lot of quarters, but the rationale behind the delay was absence of any cricketing activity due to the …

Alyssa Healy slams BCCI's 'dumb' decision to host women's IPL around the same time as WBBL
4 years, 5 months ago

Alyssa Healy slams BCCI's 'dumb' decision to host women's IPL around the same time as WBBL

Firstpost  

Alyssa Healy expressed her dissatisfaction over BCCI’s decision to host the Women’s IPL around the same time as the men’s event, which would lead to direct clash with the Women’s Big Bash League. Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy was among the leading names in women’s cricket to express unhappiness over BCCI’s decision to schedule the women’s Indian Premier League around the …

Can confirm that women's IPL is very much on: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
4 years, 5 months ago

Can confirm that women's IPL is very much on: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly

India Today  

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said the Women's IPL or the T20 Challenger series, as it is better known, is "very much on", ending speculation about the parent body not having a plan for Harmanpreet Kaur and her team. The BCCI president, who is awaiting a Supreme Court verdict on waiver of the cooling-off period to continue in the …

Women's cricket should have come under BCCI earlier, feels Mithali Raj
4 years, 5 months ago

Women's cricket should have come under BCCI earlier, feels Mithali Raj

India TV News  

Women's cricket star Mithali Raj has said that women's cricket in the country should have come under the Board of Control for Cricket in India earlier. "I feel if it had happened 5 years before, it would have been better," Mithali said while speaking on Star Sports 1 Telugu show Girl Power-Sarileru Manakevvaru. So, at that time if BCCI was …

Shantha Rangaswamy on the road ahead for women's cricket
4 years, 5 months ago

Shantha Rangaswamy on the road ahead for women's cricket

The Hindu  

The BCCI withdrawing the women’s national team from a tri-series in England is not a case of neglect, Apex Council member Shantha Rangaswamy asserted on Monday, urging those doubting the board’s commitment towards the side to wait for normalcy before passing judgements. Even the women’s exhibition games that take place during the IPL are unlikely to happen, lending credence to …

BCCI withdrawing women's team from England tour not negligence: Shantha Rangaswamy
4 years, 5 months ago

BCCI withdrawing women's team from England tour not negligence: Shantha Rangaswamy

India TV News  

The BCCI withdrawing the women's national team from a tri-series in England is not a case of neglect, Apex Council member Shantha Rangaswamy asserted on Monday, urging those doubting the board's commitment towards the side to wait for normalcy before passing judgements. Even the women's exhibition games that take place during the IPL are unlikely to happen, lending credence to …

Gavaskar: Start full-fledged women's IPL to tap talent
4 years, 10 months ago

Gavaskar: Start full-fledged women's IPL to tap talent

The Hindu  

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels that time is appropriate to set the ball rolling for a full-fledged Women’s Indian Premier League to unearth more talented players after the national team was outplayed in the T20 World Cup final by Australia. “To Sourav Ganguly and the BCCI, I would like to say, maybe next year, look at having a women’s IPL …

Indian women cricketers may feature in The Hundred, if the BCCI agrees
4 years, 10 months ago

Indian women cricketers may feature in The Hundred, if the BCCI agrees

The Hindu  

Some of the players of the Indian women’s team may be seen in action in ‘The Hundred’ tournament in the United Kingdom if the ECB can convince the BCCI on their involvement in the inaugural 100-ball competition starting in July. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, England and Wales Cricket Board is currently engaged in a discussion with the BCCI …

BCCI plans to invite applications for women’s selection panel
5 years ago

BCCI plans to invite applications for women’s selection panel

The Hindu  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is likely to put out As per the Board’s new constitution, the men’s selection committee needs to be appointed by a Cricket Advisory Committee, whereas there is no such provision for the women’s panel. During the BCCI Annual General Meeting in December 2019, BCCI chief, Sourav Ganguly, had insisted that the office …

CoA's Diana Edulji, BCCI's apex council member Shantha Rangaswamy lash out at 'unconstitutional' process for appointment of women's team support staff
5 years, 2 months ago

CoA's Diana Edulji, BCCI's apex council member Shantha Rangaswamy lash out at 'unconstitutional' process for appointment of women's team support staff

Firstpost  

Both Edulji and Rangaswamy claimed that rules have been violated even for the video analyst’s role though application were invited in this case, unlike in the case of bowling and fielding coach. New Delhi: CoA member Diana Edulji and BCCI’s new apex council member Shantha Rangaswamy on Friday questioned the “unconstitutional” appointment of the support staff of the women’s national …

Shantha Rangaswamy ahead of ICA elections: Never imagined to sit on the cricket board
5 years, 3 months ago

Shantha Rangaswamy ahead of ICA elections: Never imagined to sit on the cricket board

The Hindu  

Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy, who is set to be a part of the powerful nine-member BCCI apex council, says she never imagined that any woman cricketer will “storm the male bastion” that the Indian cricket board is. Rangaswamy is set to get elected unopposed in the Indian Cricketers’ Association elections and will be its female representative on the BCCI …

ICA elections: Shantha Rangaswamy set to be part of BCCI apex council; main battle between Kirti Azad and Anshuman Gaekwad
5 years, 3 months ago

ICA elections: Shantha Rangaswamy set to be part of BCCI apex council; main battle between Kirti Azad and Anshuman Gaekwad

Firstpost  

Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy is set to become a part of the all-powerful BCCI apex council as she is in line to be elected unopposed to the Indian Cricketers’ Association to be constituted following polls starting on Friday. In the final list of nominated candidates, Rangaswamy is the sole candidate for being the ICA representative nominee to the nine-member …

Ashok Malhotra only nominee for ICA president's post
5 years, 3 months ago

Ashok Malhotra only nominee for ICA president's post

The Hindu  

Former India international, Ashok Malhotra, is the lone nominee for the role of president in the Indian Cricketers' Association election. Former Indian cricketer and coach, Anshuman Gaekwad - who finds himself in the middle of a Conflict of Interest tussle for being a member of the BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee has filed his nomination for he Male Representative to the …

Shantha Rangaswamy resigns from CAC and ICA after being served conflict of interest notice
5 years, 3 months ago

Shantha Rangaswamy resigns from CAC and ICA after being served conflict of interest notice

The Hindu  

Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy has stepped down from her position as a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee and director of the Indian Cricketers Association after being served a Conflict of Interest notice by BCCI Ethics Officer DK Jain. Ms. Rangaswamy, who was a member of the CAC along with Kapil Dev and Anshuman Gaekwad, sent her resignation letter …

Shanta Rangaswamy resigns from CAC and ICA after being served conflict of interest notice
5 years, 3 months ago

Shanta Rangaswamy resigns from CAC and ICA after being served conflict of interest notice

India Today  

In response to the 'Conflict of Interest' notice served to her by BCCI's ethics officer DK Jain, Cricket Advisory Committee member Shanta Rangaswamy has decided to quit from both positions she holds in BCCI. Rangaswamy, a former Indian women cricketer was a director in Indian Cricketers Association as well as a member of the CAC. The Kapil Dev-led CAC also …

Honour and recognition for women’s cricket: Rangaswamy on her appointment in CAC
5 years, 5 months ago

Honour and recognition for women’s cricket: Rangaswamy on her appointment in CAC

The Hindu  

It is rare in India that a female cricketer gets to pick the men’s head coach and Shantha Rangswamy said her inclusion in the CAC is an honour and recognition for the entire women’s cricket fraternity. A Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy was on Friday entrusted with the responsibility of selecting India’s new coach, …

BCCI Formally Recognises Indian Cricketers' Association
5 years, 5 months ago

BCCI Formally Recognises Indian Cricketers' Association

ABP News  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday formally recognised the Indian Cricketers' Association and clarified that until further notice, no entity other than the ICA will be accorded recognition by the board as an association of ex-cricketers. "The Indian Cricketers' Association, a non-profit company, has been granted recognition by the Board of Control for Cricket in India …

BCCI formally recognises Indian Cricketers' Association
5 years, 5 months ago

BCCI formally recognises Indian Cricketers' Association

The Hindu  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday formally recognised the Indian Cricketers’ Association and clarified that until further notice, no entity other than the ICA will be accorded recognition by the board as an association of ex-cricketers. “The Indian Cricketers’ Association, a non-profit company, has been granted recognition by the Board of Control for Cricket in India …

Women's T20 Challenger: Shantha Rangaswamy, Shubhangi Kulkarni bat for widening base before full-fledged Women’s IPL
5 years, 8 months ago

Women's T20 Challenger: Shantha Rangaswamy, Shubhangi Kulkarni bat for widening base before full-fledged Women’s IPL

The Hindu  

Former India all-rounders Shantha Rangaswamy and Shubhangi Kulkarni have lauded the Board of Control for Cricket in India for staging a Women's T20 Challenger, but stressed the need for widening the base to conduct a full-fledged Indian Premier League style-league. Referring to the impact of foreign players in the IPL, Rangaswamy said, “Look at men’s IPL, especially this year. They …

Diana Edulji claims Shantha Rangaswamy feels women's cricket is being used to target the CoA member
6 years ago

Diana Edulji claims Shantha Rangaswamy feels women's cricket is being used to target the CoA member

Firstpost  

Diana Edulji, who was accused of bias by ODI captain Mithali Raj following a bitter fallout with Powar, said Shantha Rangaswamy has backed her in an email that was sent to the COA as well as BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary. New Delhi: India’s first women’s cricket captain and member of the panel that picked the new coach, Shantha Rangaswamy feels …

Shanta Rangaswamy, Kapil Dev and Anshuman Gaekwad to pick India's new women's cricket team coach
6 years, 1 month ago

Shanta Rangaswamy, Kapil Dev and Anshuman Gaekwad to pick India's new women's cricket team coach

The Hindu  

Former India women’s team captain, Shantha Rangaswamy, has been roped as the third member of the ad-hoc panel, which will conduct the interviews for the Indian women's team coach's job. Former India captain Kapil Dev and Aunshuman Gaekwad are the other two members. Rangaswamy was officially informed about the decision on Tuesday afternoon — through phone calls and email by …

Mithali Raj controversy: Time to appoint Smriti Mandhana skipper in all formats, scrap dual captaincy formula
6 years, 1 month ago

Mithali Raj controversy: Time to appoint Smriti Mandhana skipper in all formats, scrap dual captaincy formula

Firstpost  

Smriti Mandhana seems the best candidate to set in place a culture of respect, honesty and professionalism in this young team, and take it forward into the next two World Cup cycles. They reached the finals of the Women’s World Cup in 2017 after crashing and burning in 2013, and returned to the top four of the World T20 this …

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