The Indian Premier League (IPL), which annually draws a large audience, top-tier cricketers, and a great deal of attention both before and during an epidemic, gave birth to the biggest change in cricket history.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been incredibly slow to create a comparable league for women's cricket. Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have hurriedly developed wildly successful women's T20 cricket competitions despite the BCCI's reluctance, notwithstanding a three-team women's T20 Challenge.
While the now-defunct Kia Super League did well for England in domestic cricket before the Hundred took it to new heights, the Women's Big Bash League in Australia is the undisputed champion in this area.
Long-standing calls for a Women's IPL have been put on hold due to a lack of players or worries about its financial viability.
However, many now view the Women's IPL as one of the major breakthrough events for women's cricket in what promises to be a big 2023 for the sport after 2022 saw Australia reclaim the ODI World Cup trophy and win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. This is because the Women's IPL became official in 2022 as the BCCI finally found the will and intent to do so.
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup had been long-planned to hold its maiden tournament in 2023.
Four venues in South Africa's Benoni and Potchefstroom will host 16 teams for 41 matches.
The event will provide young people the chance to develop on a stage and show off their talent in front of an audience that is constantly looking for the next big cricket star.
Since 47,000 people watched the second T20I between India and Australia at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, when the Harmanpreet Kaur-led squad won a Super Over, the possibility of a Women's IPL becoming a reality with stadiums packed has been on the table.
A women's T20 league with four teams and 12 matches will begin in Rawalpindi at the same time as the men's league.
In addition, The Hundred in England will feature the first ever women's player draught in a major sport in the UK, with clubs obliged to select a minimum of four players, with Welsh Fire receiving the first pick.
The Indian squad has prepared the stage for the next revolution in cricket by raising voices in support of a Women's IPL from both Indian and foreign players.
Women's cricket may gain prominence in 2023, with the growth of junior and senior talent in front of an ardent world eager for more cricketing activities.
