Indian women lost the match but won many hearts
Women’s cricket in India reached a crescendo when India met England in the final at Lord’s in
London. India lost by just nine runs. Mithali
Raj and Jhulan Goswami proved to be towering figures. Smriti Mandhana, Punam
Raut and Harmanpreet Kaur are growing stronger. Raj topped the run charts with 409 runs. Deepti Sharma, only nineteen, has
the potential to become one of the all-time great all-rounders; Shikha Pandey, has
a controlled swing and was economical throughout the tournament.
In the past month, what kept fans riveted was the imagery of Kaur’s
hitting, Raj’s poise, Raut’s determination and Goswami’s perseverance. These are likely to stay etched.
Indian women's cricket team achieved this feat without much furore or craziness
which we see in case of men's cricket team. The women team's achievement depends
neither on mammoth board like BCCI nor any controversy surrounding the
appointment of coaches. If the captains of both the teams are compared in terms
of yearly earning, the women team is lagging far behind. It is time women are
given equal status as men. They proved that they can and will rise to the
occasion when needed.
There should be held bilateral tournaments throughout the year to make women’s
cricket more attractive and catchy. Women cricket in India has come of age. The
performance in the world cup is commendable. They should be rewarded for their
achievement and good facilities must be provided to them for the future.
They played very well without enough facilities. The nation is proud of
them. They are amazing players having a good energy. It is hoped that after seeing them some
people will change their mentality about girls. Actually, the situation in many
region of our country is not considered as good. Here, people treat girls as a
burden. For a healthy society we must change that mentality.
Our women’s cricket team might not have won many trophies but over the
decades, Indian eves have always been a force to reckon with. The two big
differences I am seeing in the current team are the effusive talent and a
determination to do well. Though one loathes the disproportionate attention to
cricket in this country, one must welcome the women's cricket. BCCI, with its
swelling coffers, should be more generous in popularizing women's cricket. It
can conduct a Women's IPL all by itself even if sponsors are not found. To
start with, it need not be as elaborate as the men's IPL; but, BCCI must hit
the iron when it is hot.
It is only fit to say that this team came so close to winning but
snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. India (particularly Indian men) must
stop belittling women - and that is the First thing needed for developing
Women's Cricket or anything connected with women. Finally, as Shantha
Rangaswamy said, “There has to be a will. Without follow- up action, this
interest will just evaporate into thin air. The way Indian women's cricket
reached the level they are now in, is an excellent portrayal of their
determination - with Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswamy, Harmanpreet Kaur and Poonam Raut
standing a bit taller than others - although all of them (others) have
contributed well enough to take Indian Women reach the present zenith. Women
may not have the pure "muscle power" of men; but these superb young
girls, under Mithali Raj have shown that they can combine human women power
with skill and grace - equal to or even at greater levels than men.
The women's team got encouragement and appreciation on a grander scale
than what it used to get from the discerning public. This speaks volumes about
the performance of the team which it should "keep up" both in the
interest the team and women's cricket at large. Indian side deserves every credit
for its performance to stage it upto finals and lose the cup by just nine runs.
The spirit and enthusiasm showed by the players was amazing and time is not far
away for the team to be crowned as world champion in the years to come.
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