It has become the richest cricket competition in the world, attracting the world's elite players, with contracts worth more than £1m on offer to the very best. Raj predicts bright future for women's cricket in IndiaĪttention turns to the IPL, a Twenty20 franchise tournament launched in 2008, in the second episode.The episode also looks at the continued evolution of women's cricket and the planned introduction of the women's Indian Premier League (IPL) in March 2023. Rodrigues believes reaching the 2017 50-over World Cup final against England was a "turning point", with Goswami saying it "created a buzz". Goswami speaks about her grandmother encouraging her to "create her own identity", while Rodrigues shares stories about getting a plastic bat aged three and girls more than twice her age laughing when she turned up to a session when she was eight. They talk about the challenges they faced, with Raj explaining how people assumed she was playing football or hockey when they saw her kitbag, because of the lack of awareness around women's cricket in India. It features interviews with the leading run-scorer in the women's one-day internationals, former captain Mithali Raj, the leading wicket-taker in Jhulan Goswami and current star batter Jemimah Rodrigues. The opening episode focuses on women's cricket in India and the women's national team.
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