India, Nov. 8 -- By Vivek Prabhakar Singh

Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 8 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia credited Jay Shah, for initiating key reforms that have boosted women's cricket in India, he highlighted Shah's idea for the Women's Premier League (WPL), pay parity, annual contracts for women players, and expanded domestic cricket opportunities.

While Jay is currently serving as ICC president, it was under his leadership as secretary of BCCI from 2019 to 2024 that the board adopted the idea of pay equality and enhanced professional leagues for women cricketers, as well as grassroots investment and civil visibility. This has now empowered Indian women cricketers to take up Crick...