Mumbai, Sept. 17 -- As India prepares to host the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, it is also nearing an important milestone.
October 31, 1976 will mark 50 years since India made its international debut in women's cricket, playing the West Indies in a Test in Bangalore.
In a moment of symmetry, the World Cup final will take place 49 years on from the day that Test match ended. The Albees is recognised as the first women's cricket club in India, having been founded in 1969 in Mumbai.
For a time, it stood alone, before the enterprising Mahendra Kumar Sharma took to his autorickshaw to announce to Lucknow that 'there will be a cricket match by girls, do come'.
After 200 people turned out to watch, Sharma was inspired to set up the Women...