The women’s Twenty20 World Championship is set for a pulsating finish today as the tournament’s top two teams, Australia and England, battle it out for the coveted trophy. Nevertheless, the ladies will not be too optimistic about pulling the large crowds or a media hyper which have been a constant feature of the matches played [...]

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Women in a man’s game or are they really in it?

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The women’s Twenty20 World Championship is set for a pulsating finish today as the tournament’s top two teams, Australia and England, battle it out for the coveted trophy. Nevertheless, the ladies will not be too optimistic about pulling the large crowds or a media hyper which have been a constant feature of the matches played by their male counterparts, leading to the question of whether the women’s competition should be staged as a separate event. The Sunday Times reporter David Stephens walked round the city of Colombo and posed this query to cricket enthusiasts to gauge the public’s opinion of the issue.

If you have both of them together then you already have captured a good audience. People are more interested in men’s cricket, so if you combine it with women’s cricket, you will see good results. But right now matches are not happening on the same day at the same venue for people to come a little early and watch the women’s game before the men’s. - Prabhu Comandur (Indian tourist)

“Even if the matches are held on the same day they aren’t in the same place or at the same time. So I think it’s okay to have them together. Some people like to watch the women’s matches, the players’ family and friends will definitely go to watch them play.” - Nizam Arjiah (Retired security officer)

I think they should have it with the men’s (tournament) because it gets more publicity. If they did have it separately I think there would be less exposure for the women. - Mary (Australian tourist)

“People don’t even know about the women’s tournament. It’ll be best to have it separately. People will watch because they tend to go for whatever cricket match is going on.” - K. Niranjan (Shop owner)

“The publicity the women’s matches are getting is not at all sufficient. No-one knows what is happening. Also when you have so many matches they can’t be accommodated on good grounds. Electronic media have also given it scant publicity because they are more focused on the men’s tournament. So I’m keen for it to be held as a separate competition. - Jayantha Seneviratne (Former cricketer and former national selector)

If it is held as a separate event then the ladies also can show their colours. And if they play well and improve further then I think people will pay and go to watch them. - Chandima Ganesh (Manager Customer Care)

  

“They should definitely stage it as a separate event because we can’t watch both together. I don’t think many people have gone for the women’s matches. Even I haven’t watched any of the women’s matches.” - Chaminda Ruwankumara (Carpenter)

“It’s hard to get information about the two tournaments when they are played together. It would be better if they are separated. Women’s cricket is not as interesting as men’s because it is not played as often and not that thrilling. It’s best to have a separate competition so that people will gradually develop an interest for the game. - Amaradeva Malwatta (Teacher)




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