Harmanpreet Kaur and Mandhan During the event organized before the ICC Women Criket Championship (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) When India hosted the ODI Women’s World Cup in 1997, the finals recorded in Eden Gardens in Calcutta almost a capacity participation that left the “ear drums” Aussie Legend Belindy Clarke. The event, which was the edge in 25 locations, was successful because matches played in smaller centers created a precedent to balance prestige with off-road and inspired young girls from Tier-2 to believe that cricket can be a career. The World Criket World Cup in 2025, which runs on September 30, aims to direct this link, but faces challenges in its selection of the place. While in Sri Lanka they host Pakistani games for geopolitical restrictions along with their own games, India decided for Guwahati’s BarsaPara Cricket Stadium, Indore Girl Stadium and Visakhapatnam stadium. Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Initially and Centerpiece, Was Dropped After the Karnataka Government WithHeld Permission, Citation Safety Conceric Following and Stampede During Royal Challengers Bengalur’s Ipl Victory Parade on June 4 and Judicial Commission Report Labelled Chinnaswamy ‘Fundamentally Unsafe’ Due To Its Design Flaws and Inadequate Entry-Exit Points, Forcing the Bcci to turn to alternative places like Stadion Greenfields Thiruvananthapuram. Places 2025, Guwahati, Indore, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram-if they will be hosting-Jes are Tier-2, which does not have to host any games next year Men’s World Cup T20. Stage 27,500 Visakhapatnam seats hosted ODIS and T20is, but lacks Mumbai’s Wankhade (33,000), instead of the 2011 World Cup. Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium (1,32,000) or Kolkata’s Eden Gardens (68,000) in the World Cup history. Former Indian Captain Shantha Rangaswamy loved playing in Bengalur and Kolkata, but he feels that accepting matches to Tier-2 should be considered “progress”. “We have to take cricket to the cities of Tier-2. It’s progress even if it doesn’t have to look. He said.
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Former Indian dough Anjum Chopra pointed out that a lot of ideas must go into decision -making on places. “India has a large cricket infrastructure. We have more than 30 international stadiums. I am sure that before choosing places she thought about how the female cricket must be popularized and taken to various cities. I don’t think any place is a bad place. The last time India organized the female flagship, the 2016 T20 World Cup, used eight premiere places, bombai, Calcutta, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamshala, Mohali, Bengalur and Nagpur, attracted robust crowds and attention. This time, this time they prefer emerging regions, it is possible to extend the trail and support growth beyond the metro. But only time will show whether it can fulfill its ambitious vision.
