Indian women cricket team captain Mithali Raj urges for more television coverage for women cricket matches. Women’s World Cup 2017 proved a big success in terms of full-stadium and television viewership. Team India reached the final of the tournament before failing to create the history.

Since the world cup, women cricket is gaining voices from all around the world. ICC earlier asked for higher payments for women cricketers. Now, Mithali Raj, while speaking to ANI, said India should witness more women’s cricket on the television, which can help women cricket.

“There has to be visibility. There have to be matches that are televised because that’s how we can continue the interest we have developed in people to start following women’s cricket,” She said. “We definitely need to play more games, whether it’s T20, ODI to Test format because there has to be continuity after what we have set after the World Cup. The boards and the ICC are certainly looking into it.”

The highest run-getter in women ODI cricket also said that there has to be a proper machinery instead of creating buzz whenever the team is playing any bilateral series.

“When there is any bilateral series or when India is hosting any series, there has to be an awareness that there is an international series happening and people should come and watch us play in stadiums. Usually, that doesn’t happen. We should also encourage young girls in schools to take up the sport and have a school team,” Raj concluded.