Women's world cup: Time for India to rise and shine

Anand Sachar, Hindustan Times
Mumbai, January 30, 2013

Quite often, it is after prolonged gloom that brightness appears. And for the Indian women’s cricket team that is struggling with obscurity, the World Cup that sets off in Mumbai on Thursday is a great opportunity to step out of their uneventful existence.

Women’s cricket came under the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2006. Yet, the situation is far from ideal. While the funds and facilities provided by the BCCI have been inadequate, the worst aspect has been the lack of action on the field.

Though the team managed a couple of practice games and camps in Bangalore and Mumbai recently, India last played international cricket in the United Kingdom last July.

“The BCCI must wake up. And it will only happen if the girls do well here. Then they must get better treatment,” Edulji asserted.

That the World Cup matches scheduled at the Wankhede were shifted elsewhere to accommodate the Ranji Trophy final only highlights the indifferent attitude towards women’s cricket in India.

India will be playing hosts for the third time, but Edulji does not believe that will help improve the situation.

“We need people to watch, and they won’t come in these big metropolitan cities. These games should have been at smaller centers.”

Despite that, the comfort of home conditions could work in India’s favour in the 10th edition of the event.

In the opener, India clash with West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium. Edulji signed off on a hopeful note.

“Maybe this is the turning point. Maybe this will lay a platform for the girls in the future.”

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Shaken by the brutal gangrape incident in Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today made a strong pitch for starting women empowerment from home.

JAIPUR : January 18, Friday



Shaken by the brutal gangrape incident in Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today made a strong pitch for starting women empowerment from home.

"Mothers should teach their boys how to respect women in their family and in the neighbourhood. Women empowerment should start from home," she was quoted as having said at the party's Chintan Shivir in Jaipur.

She spent 30 minutes in the meeting of Congress group on women empowerment headed by MP Girija Vyas.
Earlier, in her opening remarks, Mrs Gandhi asked partymen to bring gender issues to "the heart of our political activity" saying the "very disturbing trends" against women and children should wake the party.

In her address, she described atrocities on women as a blot on conscience and a matter of shame, and stressed that gender issues should not just confined to Mahila Congress or women organisations only.

"I must say with the greatest anguish and pain that discrimination against the girl child continues. Atrocities on women, both in urban and rural India, are a blot on our collective conscience and a matter of great shame," Mrs Gandhi said.

"The way we still treat widows, the prevalence of female foeticide even in economically prosperous regions, the trafficking of children and women, brazen sexual harassment - these are all very disturbing trends that should shake and awaken us," she said.

"The entire party must understand them, and bring them to the heart of our political activity and change mindset," she added.

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Malaysian Open: Saina Nehwal through to the semis

Jan. 18 , Friday 

India's top shuttler Badminton Super Star Saina Nehwal progressed to the semifinals of the women's singles at the Malaysian Open Super Series in fortuitous fashion with the her Japanese opponent retiring in the deciding set on Friday.

Nozomi Okuhara came back from a set down but injured her knee in the decider, handing the Olympic bronze medallist a 21-11, 14-21, 2-0 win.

Saina was in cruise control in the first set, winning five consecutive and hitting five clear winners. However, the lower ranked Japanese hit the ground running in the second taking a 9-1 lead.

The top seed hitback winning eight consecutive points but Nozomi kept her cool to close the game 21-14 in her favour.

In the final set, Saina took a two nil lead after which her opponent decided to retire due to a troubled knee.

Saina will now face sixth seed Tzu Ying Tai of Chinese Taipei on Saturday.

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