Waiting to take off: the potential for women's cricket in India

81 All Out - A Cricket Podcast

In the latest episode of the podcast we chat with journalist Annesha Ghosh about the Indian Women cricket team - their journey in 2022 and how much there is to look forward to in 2023.

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Talking Points:

• 2022: a momentous year for Indian women's cricket both on and off the field
• Mithali Raj: colossus nonpareil
• Jhulan Goswami: a torchbearer who inspired a generation
• The physiological challenges for a woman to bowl fast
• How Kolkata toasted Jhulan during her last match
• The lack of transparency with the Indian selectors
• Shikha Pandey's comeback - and her ingenious practice videos
• India's march to Commonwealth Games final - and the eventual heartbreak
• The sizzling Harmanpreet-Jemima partnership at the final
• How does any team beat Australia? What is the secret sauce
• The allround options in the Indian lower order
• Deepti Sharma's running out Charlie Dean at the non-striker's end
• The incredible potential of the women's IPL
• The BCCI's historical apathy towards women's cricket

Participants:

Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

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Related:

• 2023 could be India Women’s all-at-once year, after everything, everywhere in 2022 - Annesha Ghosh - Moneycontrol
• Jhulan Goswami: A swansong of Indian cricketer who inspired millions of women - Annesha Ghosh - BBC
• The girl who took women's cricket to the next level - Annesha Ghosh - The Cricket Monthly
• The Fire Burns Blue - Karunya Keshav and Sidhanta Patnaik - Amazon
• Cameroon bowler Maeva Douma effects four mankads in two overs - Wisden
• Why is there stigma involved in running out a non-striker? Because it's all about power - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo
• Viacom 18 bags women's IPL media rights for $117 mln - Reuters