MagmaWhales t1_iu1qxdb wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:20 PM

Reply to comment by Hoobleton in India’s Female Cricketers Will Be Paid the Same as Male Players by throwaway1215123

Where does the money to pay them come from?

Hoobleton t1_iu1vip6 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:55 PM

Cricket fans, broadcast deals and sponsors, I suppose.

BCCI makes virtually unlimited money, so they’re using it to support a rapidly emerging segment of the sport.

MagmaWhales t1_iu1xfyu wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:10 PM

Yes and the men's team is attracting virtually all of the fans, broadcasters and sponsors, which leads to BCCI having that much money. For the people complaning about women's team not being paid enough, the solution is extremely simple. If you care that much, subscribe to channels that broadcast women's matches and watch every single game. Buy tickets for as many matches as you can and support the team. Buy their official merchandise in large quantities. Purchase goods from their sponsors so they get better deals and attract more sponsors. If all the people complaining actually cared about the womens team instead of virtue signalling online, women's cricket would be in amazing shape.

casperthewondercat t1_iu3u7m1 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 10:50 AM

The scenario is slowly changing in India. Women's matches are grabbing more eyeballs. They are broadcast on the same channels, media is giving them more coverage and viewership has gone up.

Of course, they don't command the same attention that the men's team has but I've genuinely seen people who follow the women's cricket matches and discuss them.

Hoobleton t1_iu1y70s wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:15 PM

> Buy tickets for as many matches as you can and support the team.

Might help when the BCCI put on a women’s IPL eh? Or organise a home test?

Women’s cricket will be in amazing shape when the players, particularly up and coming players, can afford to play it full time. That comes from investment. It’s a pattern we’ve seen across women’s cricket teams: the teams that pay the players more improve the most and attract new fans. An increase in funding from the governing body is pretty well evidenced to be the best way to improve women’s cricket teams.