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Cricket and the maidens

How single women cricketers are challenging the expectations of marriage in India.

In March 2023, the first season of the Women鈥檚 India Premier League, the world鈥檚 second most valuable cricketing league, behind only the men鈥檚 IPL, was played. Five teams battled it out to claim the crown, comprised of international teams of women cricketers at the top of their game who earned ten times more than they can elsewhere. While Indian players dominated, there was another factor that marked them out - many Indian women cricketers are single. As Indian women鈥檚 cricket has shot to the top of the global stage, how does this rapid change reflect broader changes in Indian society?

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