A SUMMARY ON WOMEN'S CRICKET

Indians have always shown love and regard towards cricket as it is deeply rooted in the culture, films, books, etc...but what about women's cricket. It is shown that the viewers for the WPL have increased which wasn't the case earlier. DY Patil stadium and Brabourne stadium have now got a lot of attendees, the range starting from 9000 to 13000. This is a big thing as earlier this was not the case. The main problem that they had to face was not getting media coverage. Because of being overshadowed or suppressed by men's cricket, we can see surprising changes nowadays. The Board Of Control For Cricket in India has made an official decision on giving free entry to female spectators.  This will more popularity to women's cricket and also will lead newly interested attendees to the world of cricket as a game and as well as a feeling of belongingness in the minds of women.

                            It wasn't that easy for the growth of women's cricket as mentioned earlier. not just getting the reach but investing in women's cricket was also something that was crucial. Earlier due to lack of proper funding, the quality was low, and also because of the mindset. Even when women's cricket got chances in the year 2017 and 2020 World Cup Finals, due to not much initiative and support from BCCI, India lost. The vice-captain of the Australian Women's team said that being with international players is very important and it was an extremely great feeling for the young players. This must be noted that earlier, due to a lack of initiative, Indian women players did face nervousness to perform with the others and also seeing a large audience was not something that they were accustomed to.

 Bridging that gap is important for the future of women's cricket. Of course, it will take some more time for the readiness of women's cricket in India and all we can do is wait and support.