India, July 14 -- India's historic one-off women's Test victory over England at Lord's Cricket Ground, which concluded on Monday, has revived memories of a time when Indian women cricketers struggled for recognition.

Lucknow-based social worker and author of Bharat Mein Mahila Cricket Ka Ithihas, Vandana Mishra, said the win marks a full-circle moment, recalling how the then-India captain Diana Edulji was allegedly denied entry to the Lord's pavilion during the 1987 England tour.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, Mishra recalled that Edulji, who was leading India on the England tour, was allegedly not allowed to enter the pavilion at Lord's. "A furious Diana then said that the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) should be renamed as Male Chauvinis...