The Indian women winning their first-ever ICC World Cup has dragged up a lot of comments made in the past from reknowned Cricketers and cricket officials. Keeping aside the so-called cricket fans who are still now reluctant to acknowledge the women's team, sometimes desperately trying to figure out the problems using terms like "char din ki chandni," the cric-heroes from behind the scenes were not too far behind. The former BCCI President and ICC Chairman, N. Srinivasan, is currently in the news for an old offhand comment he made regarding Women's Cricket. Diana Eduji, the former Indian Women's Cricket captain, however said this back in 2017 after the current Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur hit the record 171* runs against Australia in England at the semifinal. According to Cricbuzz, Eduji recalled her days with N Srinivasan after he just became the president in 2011. According to her, she went to congratulate Srini but came back with a bitter experience. Eduji recalled. “When Mr. Srinivasan became president, 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." Eduji further said that never liked BCCI as it was; to her, BCCI never wanted the women's team to grow. She added, "I've always been a BCCI basher, right from the day women's cricket came under the BCCI fold in 2006. BCCI is a very male-chauvinist organization. They never wanted women to dictate terms or get into this space. I was very vocal right from my playing days." Read also: Harmanpreet Kaur Recreates MS Dhoni’s 2011 India Gate Moment Ganguly who trolled once, emerged as a reformer The Indian women's team has struggled a lot before coming to where it is right now. The former captain Sourav Ganguly, who is also being trolled for a comment he made long back, became one of the important names while reforming women's cricket. A video of him that has been recently circulating on social media. Ganguly, when was asked by the show host Suman Dey, about Ganguly's daughter Sana's cricket career, Ganguly straightaway replied, "Ami to okey age baron korbo, karon meyeder cricket khelar kono dorkar nei." (I will ask her not to, because women don't need to play.) What if Sana(his daughter) wishes to play cricket?"I'll tell her not to because women are not required to play cricket." https://t.co/BouIb5Q9Hx pic.twitter.com/dBIAmRFM4z — R (@CrimsonScalpel) November 3, 2025 Well, it was a video after Sachin Tendulkar retired from international cricket in 2013. However, after decades, Ganguly grew and got gradually involved with Women's cricket. It was during his tenure as the president of BCCI, the Women's T20 league was introduced, where he said publicly, “One key area of focus has been to grow the women’s game … give parents the confidence that playing cricket is a great career opportunity for their daughters.” He confirmed that the BCCI was “at the level of formulation” for a full-fledged women’s IPL, signalling early commitment, also citing that women's cricket evolved more compared to men's cricket. Meanwhile, the other man who deserves massive credit behind the upliftment of Women's Cricket is Jay Shah. During his tenure as secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and now as chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Shah emphasized women’s cricket as a cornerstone of growth. Under his leadership the BCCI introduced equal match fees for women and men’s teams. He supported the launch of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in India, creating a professional platform for women cricketers. He also announced incentive prize-money for the women’s U19 team after their World Cup success (5 crore rupees reward) to recognise women’s cricket.