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Cricket: A Male Bastion in the Commentators’ Box
On September - 21 - 2009
In tennis, Andrea Leand is as revered in the commentary box as a Vijay Amritraj. Pam Shriver's call on the action is given as much attention as John McEnroe's.
It is not the case with cricket, though, as you generally find the women commentators sidelined.
Claire Taylor and Mithali Raj understand the art of batting and have mastered it like the greats playing the men's game. Many women players and commentators scrutinize and analyze the game as well as anyone. So why aren't their bright minds given the opportunity to call the action?
In this article I try to put forward a case ...