‘Kahi bhi aur kabhi bhi game change karwa dete hai’ – Fans react as Jay Shah wins CNBC TV18’s ‘Game Changer of the Year’ award

 ‘Kahi bhi aur kabhi bhi game change karwa dete hai’ – Fans react as Jay Shah wins CNBC TV18’s ‘Game Changer of the Year’ award

Jay Shah (Source – Twitter)

Indian Cricket Board was honoured with the ‘Game Changer of the Year’ award at CNBC TV 18’s India Business Leader Awards on Thursday. The Board was represented by the secretory, Jay Shah, former Women’s captain Mithali Raj and bowler Jhulan Goswami. While Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, and Harmanpreet Kaur also made their presence.

Jay Shah dedicated the award to the Indian Women cricketers by saying, “Thankful to all cricketers who work hard on the field. Thankful to linear and digital viewers for supporting the game of cricket. I would like to dedicate this IBLA award to all our women cricketers. In 2019, women players played their first-ever pink-ball test in Australia where they dominated. When I took over the Indian Cricket Board, I decided we couldn’t allow discrimination in match fees and decided on pay parity. There was unanimous agreement over ensuring pay parity for women cricketers in India.”

Meanwhile, Mithali Raj also said that she has seen a lot of changes in Women’s cricket in the last couple of years. The former cricketer believes that many young girls will be inspired to follow their path after watching Women cricketers playing on TV.

“I have seen a whole lot of changes in women’s cricket in the last two years. Women’s cricket is a viable sport and holds lucrative offers for young girls. Women cricketers on television will inspire many other girls to walk down their path,” Mithali said.

‘WPL will be a game-changer for Women’s cricket’ – Jhulan Goswami

Other than that, former Indian pacer, Jhulan Goswami spoke about the impact of the Women’s Premier League to be a game-changer for Women’s cricket in India. She said, “Women’s Premier League will be a game-changer for Women’s cricket. More young girls say they want to become WPL players and participate in the tournament.”

Meanwhile, India’s World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen was also honoured with the ‘Sports Leader of the Year’ award. She is the only Indian After Mary Kom to win the world women’s boxing championship for two years in a row. The 26-year-old is the fifth Indian to win a Gold Medal at the World Championships.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to Jay Shah receiving ‘Game changer of the year’ award: 

https://twitter.com/ButtonCm/status/1656885100301414400

https://twitter.com/Lairs_World/status/1656881276815839232

https://twitter.com/sterns_haschen/status/1656882800061214722

https://twitter.com/AngryFoofa/status/1656885092575506432

https://twitter.com/raktim_goswami/status/1656882211877163008

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