On Sunday, Indian women’s cricket captain Mithali Raj was asked whether she has ever experienced any approach by the bookies to fix a match as the ICC’s five-day meeting got underway in Kolkata. Mithali Raj was here as a ‘special invitee’ as the ICC’s quarterly meeting began with discussions on women’s cricket. “She was here for a small part during the meeting. She was asked whether she has encountered any instances of match fixing. She said she has not till date,” an ICC official said.

Indian women’s skipper Mithali Raj painted a picture of significant changes the women’s game had undergone in the last decade from not even knowing there was an Indian women’s team when she first started playing to not being able to walk down the street unrecognized.

In front of an audience comprising ICC Member CEOs, head of Women’s Cricket and other leaders in the game, Mithali said she hoped this was a turning point. “This is the beginning of good times for women’s cricket, what happened in the World Cup and the way people now see women’s cricket as a viable sport,” she said.

“There is no longer any ignorance about the women’s game, cricket talk is not limited to the men’s game or among men’s fans. The reach is now there, so the common man can see women’s cricket and we are breaking viewership records and it is important we continue that interest.” Mithali further hailed the stand-alone women’s events and and said she looked forward to the ICC World T20 later this year.