Jhulan Goswami reacts as Diana Edulji, Indian cricket’s trailblazer, gets inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame

Former fast bowler Jhulan Goswani paid rich tributes to Diana Edulji, who on Monday became the first Indian woman cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

The former captain of the Indian women cricket team, Diana Edulji, was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame on Monday. With this, she became the first Indian woman cricketer to receive this honor. Edulji has been a trailblazer in women’s cricket and played a big role during her playing days as well as an administrator after retiring. In her 17-year-long career, Edulji has played 20 Test matches and scored 1624 runs with 63 wickets. In ODIs, she has scored 775 runs and taken 46 wickets in 34 matches.
To acknowledge her achievement, former pacer Jhulan Goswani paid rich tributes to Edulji. In an open letter following her inclusion in the ICC Hall of Fame, Jhulan hailed the former India captain’s contribution to lifting the stature of women’s cricket in the country.
Goswami wrote, “It is an absolute honor for you, but also a very proud moment for women’s cricket in our country and a proud moment for India as a whole, that you are being inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. It is so well-deserved; you have been a pioneer for women’s cricket in our country.”
Goswami further wrote, “Your contributions over the years have been immense. It is not too much to say that the game would not be where it is in India without all your efforts.”
Jhulan wrote, “From a personal perspective, one of the biggest regrets of my career was that I never got to play against you. Like many young cricketers in India, I grew up reading about you in the record books. Women’s cricket in India started in Mumbai in 1971, and you were there from the start.”
She further wrote, “Later, when you were present on the BCCI board, you made further huge contributions. You had played at the highest level and stayed involved in women’s cricket, so you understood exactly what we needed. We had a voice to give our game the support it needed, and we knew that we could turn to you for anything.”