@kuks

Digital sports journalist | Co-author of The Fire Burns Blue – A History of Women's Cricket In India | Ex @WisdenCricket @ICC @THBengaluru

 Bangalore, India
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Joined October 2008
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The Fire Burns Blue is in some pretty decent company! @crossword_book #storiesthatinspire
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For as much I hoped the news wasn’t true, it is. Ayesha Naseem has retired from cricket due to religious reasons. When I first spoke to her, in Jan 2020, she was only 15 and hadn’t even played an international match. Yet, she wanted to be an inspiration. cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/12…

Ayesha Naseem retires from international cricket for religious reasons

The 18-year-old played 4 ODIs and 30 T20Is, from 2020 to 2023

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I deeply hope our constitutional courts recognise beyond security theatre there is also a state interest in shaping media narratives through internet shutdowns. It is often done for purposes of evading accountability, documentation and calls for relief by victims of violence.
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W Golazo
@WGolazo19 Jul 2023
A government minister in Brazil announced a change in office hours during the #FIFAWWC to allow for the public to support @SelecaoFeminina. 🇧🇷 — When the games are at 7:30 AM, work starts at 11 AM — When the games are at 8 AM, work starts at 12 PM
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@ICC13 Jul 2023
JUST IN: Equal prize money announced for men’s and women’s teams at ICC events. Details 👇

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Should be remembered when looking at Ireland's results for example, that their budget is being used to support both men's and women's senior and age-group programmes. xitter.cf/_hypocaust/status/1676…
hypocaust@_hypocaust6 Jul 2023
The Afghanistan Cricket Board have had their funding increased under the latest ICC model, and unlike all other Full Member nations, are being allowed to funnel 100% of that money into their men's cricket programme, despite that being explicitly against the ICC's own rules.
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We take our daughter for local tennis tournaments often. Courts are good but toilets are pathetic, dirty, doors do not lock, no water. This is the case across sports. We build big sports infra but always forget the basics. Hard to take my wife/daughter to any sports facility.
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“So, I’m going to have to score, and we’re going to have to win if this has to happen? Okay, no pressure." This one was going to be a gamble, and a big one at that. But we had the man in the flesh, at his home, in front of 25,000 people who love him. How could we not take it?
Bengaluru FC
@bengalurufc1 Jul 2023
ನಿಮ್ಮ ರಾಜನು ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ. 👑 Written on Blue and bound by it. 🔵 #WeAreBFC #SC11 #KingOfKanteerava
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I shouldn't be, but I am surprised by the wage gap in England cricket. Important work by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket. espncricinfo.com/story/icec-…
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Recommendations from the report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket include: "a fundamental overhaul of the professional women players’ pay structure within English & Welsh cricket" in order to achieve equal pay domestically by 2029 and internationally by 2030.
Recommendation 15 We recommend that there should be a fundamental overhaul of the professional women players’ pay structure within English and Welsh cricket and that there should be equal pay at domestic level by 2029 and at international level by 2030, as follows: International and domestic level a) With immediate effect, there should be equality for all working conditions between women and men. b) The approach to the calculation of remuneration (i.e. through a three year agreement/Memorandum of Understanding) should be equal and standardised between men and women

ALT Recommendation 15 We recommend that there should be a fundamental overhaul of the professional women players’ pay structure within English and Welsh cricket and that there should be equal pay at domestic level by 2029 and at international level by 2030, as follows: International and domestic level a) With immediate effect, there should be equality for all working conditions between women and men. b) The approach to the calculation of remuneration (i.e. through a three year agreement/Memorandum of Understanding) should be equal and standardised between men and women

International level a) Match fees between England Men and England Women should be equalised with immediate effect. b) Other forms of England Women’s pay/fees, including average salaries, captain’s allowances and win bonuses, should be equal to the England Men’s white ball team by 2028. c) England Women’s average commercial pay (i.e. payment for promotional appearances) should be equal to England Men’s average commercial pay by 2028. d) England Women’s prize money for the ICC ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup should be topped up by the ECB in line with England Men’s until the ICC makes these equal. e) There should be overall equal pay at international level by 2030. By this, we mean average pay, because we recognise that there will be different levels of pay within the teams, with the top players (men or women) being paid the most.

ALT International level a) Match fees between England Men and England Women should be equalised with immediate effect. b) Other forms of England Women’s pay/fees, including average salaries, captain’s allowances and win bonuses, should be equal to the England Men’s white ball team by 2028. c) England Women’s average commercial pay (i.e. payment for promotional appearances) should be equal to England Men’s average commercial pay by 2028. d) England Women’s prize money for the ICC ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup should be topped up by the ECB in line with England Men’s until the ICC makes these equal. e) There should be overall equal pay at international level by 2030. By this, we mean average pay, because we recognise that there will be different levels of pay within the teams, with the top players (men or women) being paid the most.

Domestic level a) Rookie contracts should be introduced to the Women’s Regional Teams (WRTs) and minimum salaries for WRT players should be equal to First Class County players by the start of the 2024 season. b) WRTs should be fully professionalised by the start of the 2025 season by increasing the number of WRT contracts to 15 to make a full squad. c) Average pay and prize money should be equal by 2029 based on the following schedule (in this context, average pay includes both red and white ball cricket): ◊ 50% of the men’s by 2025 ◊ 75% of the men’s by 2027 ◊ 100% of the men’s i.e. equal by 2029 d) The women’s salaries for The Hundred are currently 25% of the men’s in terms of overall salary pot, captain’s bonus and the amounts in each of the salary tiers. These should all be equal by 2025.

ALT Domestic level a) Rookie contracts should be introduced to the Women’s Regional Teams (WRTs) and minimum salaries for WRT players should be equal to First Class County players by the start of the 2024 season. b) WRTs should be fully professionalised by the start of the 2025 season by increasing the number of WRT contracts to 15 to make a full squad. c) Average pay and prize money should be equal by 2029 based on the following schedule (in this context, average pay includes both red and white ball cricket): ◊ 50% of the men’s by 2025 ◊ 75% of the men’s by 2027 ◊ 100% of the men’s i.e. equal by 2029 d) The women’s salaries for The Hundred are currently 25% of the men’s in terms of overall salary pot, captain’s bonus and the amounts in each of the salary tiers. These should all be equal by 2025.

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The #WomensAshes runs parallel to the men's #Ashes this time. England have put both their teams on the posters, but the expectations for the series are high for more reasons than that: A five-day Test and bigger venues and crowds to name a few. wisden.com/series-stories/wo…
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“'Bhayon, kahin nhi jaana hai (Brothers, please don’t go away). We need to take a picture and that should get published in the papers,’” Tejaswin told his decathlon competitors after winning the event with Asian Games qualifying standards. @IExpressSports indianexpress.com/article/sp…
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this incredible article by the way talks about how this benefits women specifically. thethirdeyeportal.in/structu…

History Of Free Public Transit for Women - The Third Eye

Laying down the long history of gender-based public transit policies, this research piece reveals learnings about women's mobility.

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Speaking up is a privilege in a country where sharing what happened to you can mean persecution, even death. Priya Ramani, who fought a case for 2 years, accused by a minister of criminal defamation, writes a letter to the wrestlers. 1/3 indianexpress.com/article/op…

Priya Ramani’s letter to the wrestlers: Whenever you feel overwhelmed, tell yourself better me than...

Speaking up is a privilege in a country where sharing what happened to you can mean certain death

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So the men’s team gets a fine for what they did and the money comes from the women’s team budget by shutting it down? Great, that’s how women’s football will develop in india. Horrible! – at Bengaluru South, India
Kerala Blasters FC
@KeralaBlasters6 Jun 2023
Club Statement. #KBFC #KeralaBlasters

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We often use sports as an escape from the mundane and ugly things in life. And that's fine. That's what sports is for. But we shouldn't hide behind it. Sometimes, we can't and shouldn't look away from things that make us uncomfortable. wisden.com/series-stories/ip…
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krtgrphr@krtgrphr3 Jun 2023
There is no law, there is no fairness, there is no retribution, and there is no justice. There is no closure. There is only responsibility. Will we forget? Or will we remember? Or will we just file this away in a small corner of our brains, and be back in the 1990s again?
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The message is clear. No matter what you've done for the country — women will be shown their place in the नया देश if they dare ask for justice. The way @SakshiMalik, @Phogat_Vinesh and protesting wrestlers were treated today is beyond shameful. They deserve full support.
Sakshee Malikkh
@SakshiMalik28 May 2023
This is how our champions are being treated. The world is watching us! #WrestlersProtest
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This is how our champions are being treated. The world is watching us! #WrestlersProtest
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Such an expansive piece by @inningsbreak. So important to establish that "training a girl like a girl" is a good thing.
Cricinfo
@cricinfo26 May 2023
"Though women have been playing the sport since about 1745, there has been little significant research specifically on female cricketers and the challenges they face in terms of their physical and mental health" @inningsbreak writes ✍ es.pn/3qilGNu #CricketTwitter
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The “Big One” narrative in men’s cricket might be well entrenched by now. Women’s cricket, which is on a path to establish itself, can ill afford this. ✍️ @kuks wisden.com/stories/opinion/i…
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