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Still a lot of catch-up to do in terms of recognition: Mithali
Indian women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj feels they should not be compared to their male counterparts and laments the lack of recognition despite representing a country where the sport reigns supreme. The veteran player came up with a snappy response when asked who her favourite men’s cricketer was between India and Pakistan.
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“Do you ask the same question to a male cricketer? Do you ask them who their favourite female cricketer is?” she said to the scribe in question. “I have always been asked who’s your favourite cricketer but you should ask them who their favourite female cricketer is.”
Mithali was attending the opening dinner and media roundtable event on the eve of the Women’s World Cup. She pointed out that the Indian women do not receive the same amount of publicity as the men.
“There’s a lot of difference because we are not a regular on television. Now the BCCI has made an effort that the last two home series have been televised and social media has improved a lot of it but there is a still a lot of catch-up to do in terms of recognition,” she said.
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