Former Indian cricketers Diana Edulji and Sudha Shah have offered their insights into the potential impact of India winning the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup, set to be hosted on home soil. Diana Edulji, a former captain, posited that such a victory would fundamentally transform the “history and geography” of women’s cricket in the nation. She linked this potential success with the Women’s Premier League (WPL), foreseeing increased popularity, more teams, and a stronger domestic structure that would encourage more women to pursue cricket as a professional career. Edulji referenced India’s 1983 Men’s World Cup triumph as an epochal event and recalled her own defining moment: India’s first women’s Test win in 1976. She also noted that teams like South Africa have faced the “chokers” label in both men’s and women’s cricket. Her former teammate, Sudha Shah, concurred that a home World Cup win would significantly elevate interest and viewership. Shah further anticipated an increase in girls taking up the sport, building upon the heightened exposure women’s cricket has received since the 2017 World Cup.
Source: indianexpress.com