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

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. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi 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 ) * Buy War Minus the Shooting | Buy Cricket Beyond the Bazaar 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