The IPL transformed cricket from a game struggling to find a future to one of the most valuable sporting assets in the world. But while top men’s players have become millionaires, women players have struggled to make ends meet. The launch of a women’s league could be life changing for India’s women cricketers but also change the game around the world.
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00:00 – Women’s cricket revolution
00:45 – IPL success
02:15 – Funding of women’s cricket
03:48 – Sporting opportunity
05:03 – WIPL business opportunity
06:09 – Women in India
07:40 – Cricket careers
10:05 – Virtuous circle
11:31 – International cricket
12:45 – India’s passion for cricket
13:59 – Credits
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