Indian actress Mandira Bedi, who is considered a figure of inspiration for women’s entry into cricket broadcasting, once played a heroic role in keeping the Indian women’s cricket team afloat. At the peak of her popularity back in the early 2000s, due to her presence on live cricket television, Bedi indirectly sponsored the Women in Blue in their most difficult days.

22 years before the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian side made the country proud by winning the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Mandira came to the team’s rescue when they were struggling for money and couldn’t even afford proper accommodation and plane tickets for a tour of England.

How Mandira Bedi Helped Indian Women’s Team

Since the Indian women’s cricket team didn’t fall under the BCCI’s jurisdiction until 2006, the side featur

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