India, Oct. 4 -- The ongoing ICC Women's World Cup is a great opportunity for the Indian team to emerge champions for the first time. Playing on home ground with partisan support should bring joy and a spark to the players.

It has also been three seasons of the Women's Premier League, and as that T20 tournament has grown, women's cricket in India has grown with it, giving young players the opportunity to work and play in elite environments alongside the best players from around the world. Add those players - women such as Richa Ghosh, Kranti Goud and Sneh Rana - to veterans such as Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues, who are among the best in the world, and this team are clear contenders for the title.

Over the past...