: WPL 2023: Very good changes and improvements will come, so as more of respect, says Anjum Chopra #IndiaNEWS #Sports Yesterday, when I reached the hotel from airport, I saw big boards with Aali Re

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WPL 2023: Very good changes and improvements will come, so as more of respect, says Anjum Chopra #IndiaNEWS #Sports
Yesterday, when I reached the hotel from airport, I saw big boards with Aali Re written alongside photographs of Harmanpreet Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, and Yastika Bhatia (of Mumbai Indians). This is the first change as I had never seen hoardings of women cricketers in India. I have seen outside, but not in India before. Hoardings are there in Mumbai and advertising looks beautiful in the whole stretch, especially when it is night, Anjum said.
When one will go through that stretch, the eyes will immediately recognise the players in the hoarding. There is an awareness being created and whether 35,000 or 40,000 come in the stadium, theres an expectation that following of womens cricket will multiply around them to increase the following.
When following increases, then the respect also increases and when respect word comes in between, then one can think about the societal change which can definitely come in. Its not just about playing; its about everything else as well. I feel that slowly or even quickly, very good changes and improvements will come, so as more of respect, said Anjum, the WPL Expert for Sports18 and JioCinema, while replying to a question from IANS in a select virtual roundtable on Saturday.
With WPL all set to begin, Anjum also feels that one should now get on the ride to enjoy watching womens cricket and feel the realisation of a long-standing dream.
Its been a long journey and to see finally it happening and today, the first toss will happen between two franchise teams, its a very different feeling from what the sport has come about from when I started playing and to even before, 30 years ago when they started playing the sport. From there on till today, theres been a long journey. So, now, sit back and enjoy the ride.
Asked on how WPL can propel India in bridging the gap with Australia in international cricket, Anjum thinks that it can help players, capped as well as uncapped, in developing the understanding of various situations in a game and make their own improvement as players too.
For me, its about improving each day. Its not just about playing a WPL to prove yourself as a cricketer. These are tournaments which you need to play and understand how to handle different situations because in every game, you will be facing a different situation, whether you are an opener, middle-order batter or death bowler. Competitive cricket is what makes a player better each day. For me, speaking as a competitive cricketer, you need to play each day, whether its WPL, The Hundred or WBBL.
Also, its not about beating Australia; its about being better as an individual. Once we become better as an individual, then we can come together in a team environment and say, this is what my role was.

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