Howzzat for fair share?
Our girls in cricket have the passion, power, and perseverance. All they need now is honing and hand-holding out of the humdrum. Time for sports administrators and popular mindsets to take their guard, says MEENAKSHI RAO It was 2012. Mithali Raj was captaining India in an away series in England. The England Cricket Board (ECB) was in the process of taking out a pre-tournament guide with player information. Sachin Tendulkar happened to be in his favourite haunt London around that time. Asked by the ECB to comment on Mithali’s contribution to women’s cricket for a note on her in the booklet, the legend simply said: “Mithali is one of those cricketers who have achieved so much but she has not got what she deserves.” Tendulkar may have been talking about Mithali at that time but his opinion encapsulates the state of women’s cricket in India, and to a certain extent worldwide too. It’s been largely unsung, unwatched, unsponsored, ignored by the game’s administrators, deride...