Womens ODI World Cup How girls from small towns are rewriting Indias cricket narrative - The Hindu

On July 20, 2017, Harmanpreet Kaur played what was, arguably, the most important innings by an Indian woman cricketer. Her audacious 171 runs off 115 balls against heavyweights Australia in the semi-final of the ICC Womenâs ODI World Cup became the knock that made Indian audiences begin to see âwomenâs cricketâ as what it truly is: cricket.Almost 5,000 miles away from Derby, England, where Kaur was dismantling the defending championsâ bowling attack, 15-year-old Uma Chetry found her purpose. In her local club in Assamâs Golaghat district, Chetry got goosebumps just hearing the score.