08 Nov 2026, 02:30 PM

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I have reported on cricket for two decades. The abuse I have been subjected to in recent years is shocking and demoralisingBy Wisden Cricket MonthlyTwenty-four years ago I walked into the Wankhede press box for the first time, to cover an India v England one-day international. That sultry Mumbai evening, Andrew Flintoff sprinted across the outfield twirling his shirt round his head as England won by five runs – a sight that so annoyed captain Sourav Ganguly that he would take his revenge on the Lord’s balcony later that summer.I wrote my report for a local tabloid, the Afternoon Despatch & Courier, with trepidation and an overwhelming sense of impostor syndrome. I was one of only two women among the contingent, and was terrified about what my male peers and senior colleagues would make of my presence and work. Continue reading...

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