Within the ongoing Future Excursions Programme (FTP) cycle, spanning from 2022 to 2025, the Indian ladies’s workforce is scheduled to take part within the fewest Take a look at matches among the many 4 groups engaged within the longest format of the sport.
“This yr we’ve got two Assessments – one in opposition to England and one in opposition to Australia – and I hope these video games could make a huge effect on ladies’s cricket and hopefully sooner or later we are going to maintain getting extra Take a look at matches.
“Now we have to deliver again Take a look at matches in ladies’s cricket as a result of it is essential for girls’s cricket,” Kaur mentioned on ‘Sky Sports activities Cricket Podcast’.
India are scheduled to play solely a few Take a look at matches — each at residence within the 2023-24 season in opposition to England and Australia. Their final Take a look at was in 2021 in Australia.
England will play probably the most Assessments — 5 — and Australia and South Africa 4 and three every.
“As a participant, I positively need extra Assessments as a result of as a rising child, we noticed extra Assessments on TV than T20s. These days, it is plenty of enjoyable taking part in T20s however Take a look at cricket is one thing each cricketer desires to play.”
The swashbuckling batter mentioned that whereas the home scene is bettering within the nation, extra multi-day matches should be performed.
“Belief me, it has improved lots. Initially once I began taking part in, we hardly received home video games however for the final couple of years, home degree has improved lots. We’re getting extra video games and a few home video games are reside additionally, folks can watch on TV.”
The Inter-zonal three-day match and the inter-zonal Beneath-19 two-day match in 2017-18 was the final time red-ball occasions had been performed on the Indian ladies’s home circuit.
“It’s bettering day-by-day however in my early days we used to play two-and three-day video games which we’re actually lacking, and I am positive after these two Assessments hopefully we’ll get two-day matches again.
“The extra cricket we get, the extra enchancment we’ll see in ladies’s cricket. Hope to see some extra expertise within the Indian aspect,” Kaur mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)
