LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board has initiated discussions with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to allow Indian women players to be made available for ECB’s ‘The Hundred’ competition, slated to be played later this year in the UK.
The Hundred is a 100-ball format that is set to launch in July with the men’s and women’s tournaments to run concurrently over a five-week period.
Top Indian women players such as Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana have earlier played in England’s T20 Kia Super League, which has now been disbanded to make way for ‘The Hundred’.
Additionally, both Smriti and Harmanpreet, as well as Veda Krishnamurthy, have turned out for teams in Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League, so clearance from the BCCI should be a shoo in.
“We have had discussions on county cricket and women players might be allowed,” a senior BCCI official has told ESPNcricinfo.
