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Internet Desk: Diana Edulji, member of the Committee of Administrators has accused the BCCI as a “male chauvinist organisation” thereby accusing that the recent performance of the women’s cricket team was not treated happily by some members of the BCCI members as per reports of the Indian Express.
“I’ve always been a BCCI basher, right from the day women’s cricket came into the BCCI fold in 2006. BCCI is a very male chauvinist organisation. They never wanted women to dictate terms or get into this thing. I was very vocal right from my playing days, from when I started,” she said. “Even now, I would still say that it is not yet well accepted within BCCI that women’s cricket is doing well. It is very difficult for them (some BCCI members) to accept the fact that this team has done very well,” the report quoted Edulji as saying.
According to Edulji, former BCCI president N Srinivasan once claimed that he would not let women’s cricket take place if he were in charge.
“When Mr Srinivasan became president, I would like to say that I went to congratulate him at the Wankhede Stadium. He said, ‘If I had my way, I wouldn’t let women’s cricket happen’. He hates women’s cricket,” Eduljee said at the Indian Express’ Express Adda.
The former women’s cricket team captain was accompanied by women’s cricket team stars Harmanpreet Kaur and Punam Raut. Both the crickters had a brilliant season in the recently concluded Women’s World Cup and played a huge role for the nation who lost the finals to hosts England by just 9 runs.