India, Nov. 8 -- Every morning, the dusty playground of the government school in Kadipur transforms into a field of dreams. Around 20 young women gather here, cricket bats and balls in hand, practising to represent their school, college and state team. On this ground, they are showing the world that in sports, talent knows no gender.

Head coach of the government school in Kadipur, Ajit Singh had always dreamed of building a cricket team to represent the school in local championships. "I startedcricket coaching at the school in 2008. "I began with the boys team, but soon the girls approached me, saying they wanted to play too. That's when I decided we would have a girls' cricket team as well," Singh said. "I asked them to bring three more...