Articles for Women Cricketers

After six years, India women cricketers again take the red-ball leap
8 months, 1 week ago

After six years, India women cricketers again take the red-ball leap

Hindustan Times  

The senior women’s inter-zonal multi-day tournament concluded in Pune on Thursday, East Zone lifting the trophy after a one-wicket win over South. “It was my first time playing red-ball cricket and hence a completely different experience,” said Uma Chetry, who opened the batting for East Zone. Opening the batting was challenging because the red ball swings more, but experienced players …

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Jay Shah interview: Really glad everyone invested in the concept of WPL
1 year, 6 months ago

Jay Shah interview: Really glad everyone invested in the concept of WPL

Hindustan Times  

Over the past two years, women's cricket in India has seen revolutionary changes. In an exclusive chat, the Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary and Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah, spoke on various aspects of the women’s game. Excerpts The BCCI announced equal pay policy for India cricketers a few months ago… When I first took over …

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Smriti Mandhana hopes WPL does for women’s cricket what IPL did for men
1 year, 9 months ago

Smriti Mandhana hopes WPL does for women’s cricket what IPL did for men

Hindustan Times  

The current generation of women cricketers are very fortunate. And whoever supports women’s cricket will get involved in this journey,” RCB skipper Mandhana said ahead of Sunday’s first game against Delhi Capitals. There is more swing I would say, and there’s more timing involved than power.” Mandhana wears jersey No 18 like Virat Kohli does for the RCB men. “We …

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Women cricketers get attention from brands as WPL nears
1 year, 10 months ago

Women cricketers get attention from brands as WPL nears

Live Mint  

Brands are queuing up to woo India’s women cricketers now to endorse their merchandise. “The captain of Indian women’s cricket team was launched over a unique social media experiment that revealed gender perception in sports. “The Indian women’s team lifting the ICC U19 World Cup trophy as well as the hype around the WPL are likely to catalyse the women …

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BCCI nets ₹4,670 cr from auction of five Women’s IPL teams
1 year, 10 months ago

BCCI nets ₹4,670 cr from auction of five Women’s IPL teams

Live Mint  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday secured a record ₹4,669.99 crore by auctioning five franchises of the Women’s Premier League to Adani Group, Reliance, Diageo India, JSW-GMR joint venture and Indian NBFC company Capri Global. Graphic: Mint Adani Sportsline, which lost out to CVC Capitals to own the Ahmedabad franchise in the men’s IPL, paid the …

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India meting out step-motherly treatment to women cricketers? Shantha Rangaswamy weighs in
2 years, 1 month 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 …

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It's a Diwali gift by BCCI: Jhulan Goswami on equal pay for women cricketers in India
2 years, 1 month ago

It's a Diwali gift by BCCI: Jhulan Goswami on equal pay for women cricketers in India

India Today  

India legend Jhulan Goswami has called Board of Control for Cricket in India's 'equal pay' move as a Diwali gift. The recently retired cricketer said that she could not have imagined it in happening this year and that it was a matter of pride for all women cricketers in the country. An exemplary decision for the women's cricket team," Goswami …

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BCCI's 'pay equity policy' will make women's cricket a viable career option: Anjum Chopra
2 years, 1 month ago

BCCI's 'pay equity policy' will make women's cricket a viable career option: Anjum Chopra

Firstpost  

BCCI on Thursday announced the implementation of ‘pay equity policy’ which guarantees that women cricketers would earn the same match fee as their male counterparts. Former India women’s cricket team captain and veteran broadcaster Anjum Chopra welcomed the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s ‘historic’ decision to pay equal match fees to contracted women and men cricketers. The BCCI, …

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Men, women cricketers to get equal match fees
2 years, 1 month ago

Men, women cricketers to get equal match fees

Hindustan Times  

From once being a cricket body reluctant to integrate women’s cricket under its wings, the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday took a historic step towards introducing pay parity in the sport by announcing that India’s women cricketers will be paid the same match fee as men for international matches – ₹15 lakh for every Test, ₹6 …

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Pay Parity Between Men and Women Cricketers Heralds Era of New Opportunities: NCW
2 years, 1 month 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 …

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India women, men cricketers to be paid equal match fee, BCCI announces
2 years, 1 month ago

India women, men cricketers to be paid equal match fee, BCCI announces

Firstpost  

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Thursday announced that India women cricketers will be paid the same match fees as their male counterparts. India women cricketers will now be paid the same match fees as their male counterparts, the BCCI announced on Thursday. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be the same as we move into a …

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India women cricketers to get equal pay as men, announces BCCI
2 years, 1 month 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 …

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India men, women cricketers to get equal match fees, announces BCCI secretary Jay Shah
2 years, 1 month ago

India men, women cricketers to get equal match fees, announces BCCI secretary Jay Shah

India Today  

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Thursday announced that India women cricketers will get the same match fee as their male counterparts as the board takes the first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing pay equity policy for our contracted BCCI Women cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be the same as we move into …

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Ahead of inaugural WC, Shantha Rangaswamy wants BCCI to revise U-19 rule for female cricketers
2 years, 9 months ago

Ahead of inaugural WC, Shantha Rangaswamy wants BCCI to revise U-19 rule for female cricketers

The Hindu  

BCCI Apex Council member Shantha Rangaswamy has written to the Board to revise the hospitalisation reimbursement policy for female cricketers besides seeking a rule change to ensure "the best available team" for the inaugural Women's U-19 World Cup next year. BCCI sources told PTI that the top brass has received a letter from Rangaswamy covering the existing U-19 rule for …

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Women's IPL: It is time for BCCI to get going and end the wait
3 years, 2 months ago

Women's IPL: It is time for BCCI to get going and end the wait

Firstpost  

India’s appearance in the 2017 ODI World Cup final embedded women’s cricket into the consciousness of cricket fans in the country. In those 364 days, Indian cricketers witnessed their peers from Australia, England, New Zealand, West Indies, Pakistan, and South Africa take the field while the players belonging to cricket world’s richest board — Board of Control for Cricket in …

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Women's cricket: When will Team India return to the field? - Sports News - Sportstar
3 years, 10 months ago

Women's cricket: When will Team India return to the field? - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

September 2020: England played a five-match Twenty20 International series against the West Indies. Even though they played three Twenty20 exhibition matches — the Women’s T20 Challenge in Sharjah during the Indian Premier League in November — the country’s women cricketers haven’t had any international or domestic assignments since March last year. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has …

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BCB launches app to track symptoms related to COVID-19 among its players
4 years, 5 months ago

BCB launches app to track symptoms related to COVID-19 among its players

India TV News  

In wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has come up with an app to help its players track symptoms related to the contagious disease. Former captain Mashrafe Mortaza and two other former Bangladesh cricketers, Nazmul Islam and Nafees Iqbal have so far tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus and in its bid to help the players, the …

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