Hyderabad, NFAPost: Cricket in India had been largely confined to the laurels what the men’s team had achieved. The women’s team started grabbing eyeballs when they went on to reach the final of the World Cup in England. Although Mithali Raj-led team faltered in the final hurdle, it was enough to make a point on their performances in the highest degree of competition.
Since then Indian women’s cricket has been in the news. Getting a further boost Nita Ambani, the Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation and a strong proponent of women’s empowerment, announced her support for women’s cricket in India.
As the first step in this direction, Jio and Reliance Foundation Education and Sports For All (RF ESA) come in as sponsor for the upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge.
Jio cricket stadium
Going a step ahead, Nita Ambani has offered the cricket facility at Jio Cricket Stadium, Navi Mumbai, for women cricketers.
The state-of-the-art Jio Cricket Stadium can be availed to conduct trials, camps and host competitive matches, throughout the year – all free of cost for our national women team, in what is touted as a landmark move to promote and support women’s cricket in India.
Furthermore, women cricketers can now benefit from the amenities for rehabilitation and sports science available at the reputed Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital & Research Centre in Mumbai.
India’s first woman at the International Olympic Committee, Nita Ambani has been spearheading the emergence of multi-sport culture amongst Indian youth, especially girls.
Multi-sports
Over the years, Nita Ambani has led from the front to realize the dream of making India a truly multi-sports nation, through scouting and nurturing young talents like Education and Sports for All, Reliance Foundation Youth Sports, Jr NBA, Football Sports Development Limited, ISL Children Leagues, and IndiaWin Sports Pvt Ltd.
Nita Ambani congratulated the BCCI for organizing the Women’s T20 Challenge. “This is a progressive step towards the growth of women’s cricket in India. I am delighted to offer my full support to this wonderful initiative. I have immense faith in the potential and capabilities of all our sportswomen.
Indian women cricketers have made the country proud with their outstanding achievements in ICC events over the last couple of years. Our aim is to ensure that we offer the best of infrastructure, training and rehab facilities to our girls. Players like Anjum, Mithali, Smriti, Harmanpreet and Poonam are great role models. I wish them and every member of the Indian women’s squad even greater success and glory in their journey ahead,” Nita Ambani added.
An extension of the IPL, the Women’s T20 Challenge will be played at Sharjah between three franchises – Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity led by Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj respectively, starting from November 4, 2020.
