“Congratulations on an amazing career Bhaj..not many can boast of playing for 23 years,” Geeta Basra writes as her husband bids adieu to cricket after two decades.

The Pakistan T20 win has evoked massive positive reaction in the country that emerged victorious, but women were missing from street celebrations, thanks to patriarchal diktats.

Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami are the longest test playing women cricketers alive and together, have surpassed the record set by their most able male counterparts.

Sanjana Ganesan is a sports anchor, who is a prominent face in Indian sports media. But what’s her back story?

As Jasprit Bumrah wedding rumours do the rounds, here is something about who is Anupama Parameswaran, the woman he is being linked with.

“The need of the hour is to keep ourselves safe. There will be many matches to play after we get past this phase.” -Jhulan Goswami

As per BCCI’s recent central contracts, Grade A women players receive Rs 50 lakhs whereas Grade A men’s cricketers draw Rs 5 crore. The top bracket men cricketers who are in the A+ category, earn Rs 7 crore.

Last year, Shafali Verma created history by becoming the youngest Indian cricketer to score a half-century in international cricket, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 30-year-old record.

“It’s truly an honour to play the role of India’s most successful captain where Women’s Cricket is concerned,” Taapsee said.

Charulata Patel came into the limelight last year after she attended a World Cup 2019 match between India and Bangladesh.