Indian women’s cricket fever: From niche to national

The same people who once said “no one watches women’s cricket” couldn’t look away when India faced Australia.

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00:00The same people who once said no one watches women's cricket couldn't look away when India

00:10played against Australia. D.Y. Patil's stadium was packed, lax tuned in. The match trended

00:18across platforms. The energy fell like a men's World Cup night. Only this time the spotlight

00:23was only women. There comes a moment that defines an era, when a sport crosses over

00:28from being niche to being national. For Indian women's cricket, this is that moment. Because

00:33win or lose, this team has changed something fundamental. The next time a girl picks up

00:39a bat, she won't have to imagine herself in a man's shoes. She'll have her own heroes,

00:43Jamima, Harman, Smriti to look up to. From this day on, when you think of the Indian cricket

00:48team, you won't automatically think of the men. These women have changed the game and

00:53maybe they've changed us a little too.