The rise of women's cricket in India with Mithali Raj
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Alison Mitchell speaks to former India women's captain Mithali Raj about how much women's cricket has evolved in India. Raj tells us about her journey into the sport, how the media coverage of women's cricket has changed and hosting the upcoming ODI World Cup. She also shares her thoughts on what needs to be done to ensure the women's game continues to thrive in India and the impact cricket could have in the Olympics.
Plus former England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent and former IPL player Abhishek Jhunjhunwala tell us about the significance of the Women’s Premier League, contracts and the opportunities for female cricketers in India.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Get closer to the action with live commentary from the world's greatest sporting events on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:06.0 | It is all over! |
| 0:08.0 | Bulls are an edge, caught behind. |
| 0:10.0 | Including cricket Super League, Women's Euro's 2025, Wimbledon, Formula One and much more. |
| 0:17.0 | It's all right to the lights and foot to the floor. |
| 0:20.0 | Oh, what's's done it! |
| 0:21.5 | Drop shots! |
| 0:23.0 | Winner! |
| 0:23.7 | On five sports extra, |
| 0:25.1 | Sports Extra 2 and Sports Extra 3. |
| 0:27.7 | Listen, only on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:31.6 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:35.2 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:40.6 | Hello, I'm Alison Mitchell and welcome to a special episode of the TMS podcast where we look at the rise of women's cricket in India. |
| 0:48.7 | We'll hear an in-depth interview with former India captain Mattali Raj about her journey into cricket and how the game |
| 0:55.5 | has developed over the years. Plus former England cricketer Ebony Rainford Brent and former |
| 1:00.1 | IPL player Abhishek Jungenwala tell us about the significance of the Women's Premier League, |
| 1:05.3 | contracts and the opportunities for female cricketers in India. You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 1:14.5 | We're going to discuss the rise of women's cricket in India, what with the success of the WPL and with the country preparing to host the upcoming ODI World Cup. |
| 1:24.0 | And who better to chat with to gauge where the game has come from and where it is yet to go |
| 1:28.2 | than former India captain Mattali Raj. Now, her international career spanned from 1999 to |
| 1:35.0 | 2022 and she remains the leading ODI run scorer in the women's game. She was honoured during |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 26 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.