The future of women's Test cricket | In Focus

Published: Sept. 30, 2021, 2:52 p.m.

b'The Indian women\\u2019s cricket team will be playing a pink-ball Test match starting Thursday against Australia in Queensland. This is a special occasion for the Indian women\\u2019s team as it will be their first ever Test under lights, and this is also only the second pink-ball Test in the history of women\\u2019s cricket.\\nHowever, India\\u2019s women players have rarely gotten opportunities to play the long format of the game, unlike the men, who are in demand everywhere.\\xa0This isn\\u2019t peculiar to India alone. Majority of cricket playing countries rarely or never organize women\\u2019s Tests. In this podcast, we explore why this is so.\\nGuest: Karunya Keshav, independent journalist and co-author of "The Fire Burns Blue", a comprehensive history of women\\u2019s cricket in India\\nHost: Kanishkaa Balachandiran'