New Delhi, March 13 -- A new large-scale study commissioned by the BBC and Collective Newsroom suggests that women's participation in cricket has doubled across the 14 Indian states surveyed since 2020, according to a press release.

The research also finds that one in four young women aged 15 to 24 has considered sport as a career option.

Across the states included in the study, the proportion of women who say they play cricket has risen from 5 per cent in 2020 to 10 per cent. Participation among young women has grown even more sharply. Sixteen per cent of women aged 15 to 24 now say they play cricket, compared with six per cent in 2020.

Cricket has also strengthened its position as the most played sport among women in the states surve...