The Indian women cricket team though lost in the finals of the ICC Women's cricket team but Mithali Raj believes that it is the beginning of good times for women's cricket in the country.
"Obviously, it is quite overwhelming to see such kind of reception. It is first of its kind for all of us. We got not exactly similar but a little lesser in 2005 because then we were not under the BCCI. At that time I was wondering, had we would have been under BCCI, what kind of reaction we would have got? What kind of feedback would we get back home? Today, I actually feel it is just a huge thing back home. I am sure the girls would have enjoyed being received like that. It is just the beginning of good times of women's cricket," Mithali said.
"Coming under the BCCI has made a huge difference to women's cricket. I always believe that the more matches are televised; you can always attract more viewership and more people to follow women's cricket. And the way the girls have played, not just the Indian team but the others team who put up the very good standard of cricket throughout the World Cup, it has actually given impetus to women's cricket globally," she added.
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