Though women's cricket in India has not become as popular as the men's version,
one name in particular stands out among the Indian women cricketers. Shanta Rangaswarny of
Karnataka has done yeoman service for the game of women's cricket, both as a player and
promoter.
Though the Indian women's cricket association was formed in 1973, the game was introduced
by Australian school teacher Ann Kelleve in 1913 in Kottayam, Kerala. Ann Kelleve taught
in the Baker Memorial Convent, where cricket was a compulsory sport. |