One of the most heartening aspects of the revamped Shivaji Park Gymkhana is that its office-bearers are committed to giving a significant boost to women’s cricket. In a front-page report in this paper, the gymkhana’s top brass collectively stated that the club’s next chapter, which opens post-revamp, will have a special focus on women’s cricket.

By this club, custodians did not simply mean playing cricket. What they meant and have actually done is improvised infrastructure for girls and women who arrive at the nursery of Indian cricket to play. They have good changing rooms and washrooms for girls in the club.