Cricket and the maidens
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In March 2023, the first season of the Women’s India Premier League, the world’s second most valuable cricketing league, behind only the men’s IPL, was played. Five teams battled it out to claim the crown, comprised of international teams of women cricketers at the top of their game who earned ten times more than they can elsewhere. While Indian players dominated, there was another factor that marked them out - many Indian women cricketers are single. As Indian women’s cricket has shot to the top of the global stage, how does this rapid change reflect broader changes in Indian society?
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| 0:21.5 | Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:26.2 | This is the roar of the crowd at the first-ever Women's Premier League. |
| 0:30.8 | The cricket tournament that gripped India in early 2023. |
| 0:35.5 | It was a really big, great experience. I really enjoyed it a lot. |
| 0:38.7 | I'm a big fan of Mumbai Indians. They're women empowerment. |
| 0:43.6 | The WPL is notable for more than just the elite skills on display. |
| 0:48.5 | It's also the second most valuable cricketing league in the world |
| 0:53.4 | behind only the men's Indian Premier League, or IPL, for sponsorship and revenue. |
| 1:00.4 | In other words, elite female athletes are finally being paid big money in this sport. |
| 1:10.1 | Here's one of India's all-time greats, the highest-run scorer in women's international cricket, |
| 1:15.5 | Metali Raj. Financially and emotionally everything today, |
| 1:20.6 | I don't have to depend on a man for anything. I can really stand up on my own. |
| 1:26.6 | Many of India's best female cricketers are single, unmarried and earning for themselves. |
| 1:32.9 | But being single in India, especially as a woman, carries a lot of stigma. |
| 1:37.9 | Being single in India is seen as shameful. Being single in India is seen as a failure. |
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