Do you think it can soon match the popularity of men’s cricket?

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00:00Do you know that after playing women's world cup in one time, players had only 1,000 rupees.

00:05Yes, only 1,000 rupees. Shocking, right? I'm not talking about local tournaments.

00:10I'm talking about women's world cup.

00:12This happened in 2005 Women's World Cup when India had finished as the runners-up

00:17and India had come back home and they just got 1,000 rupees.

00:20This was stated by former Indian captain Mitali Raj in an interview

00:24and the entire team just got 8,000 rupees per person for playing the entire tournament.

00:29The time was a lot different. There was a lot of struggles.

00:32There was no broadcast deals, no central contracts, no media attention.

00:37Women's cricket didn't have any mainstream sport as a side sport.

00:42But today, it feels good that things have completely changed.

00:47In 2025 Women's ODI World Cup, which is in India, the prize money is US dollars 4.48 million.

00:54Yes, you heard me, right?

00:56It feels good that women's world cup is more than women's cricket.

01:01You know, after unprecedented growth, there are a lot of factors.

01:06Visibility, broadcast deals, central contracts and media attention are some factors.

01:11You know, in England, Australia, South Africa and India have started a T20 League just like the Women's Premier League and Big Bash League.

01:20In India, the WPL was a complete game changer.

01:23In the past few years, there was only a tournament in three teams.

01:26But right now, it's a full-fledged tournament with a separate window from the IPL.

01:33In India, the WPL was a complete game changer.

01:35In the past few years, there was only a tournament in three teams.

01:38But right now, it's a full-fledged tournament with a separate window from the IPL.

01:43Before, there were matches in the IPL.

01:45You know, this is a huge sign for Indian cricket and not just Indian cricket, for world cricket when it comes to women's cricket.

01:52You know, the likes of Jhulan Goswami, Mithali, Raj, Harmanpreet Kaush, Mithi Mandana, all of them have become superstars.

01:58They have their own fan following.

02:00My question from you is that in the next 10 years,

02:03what can women's cricket and women's cricket with one of the growth factors?