Just wondering, would there still be female cheerleaders by the stands if we actually see a woman IPL. I mean if its women IPL, the cheerleaders could be male models. If women IPL gets going, i hope we can have more of women team sports in the country. It'd take us forward as a country in normalizing the female presence.
I don't know much about the cheerleaders for the women's matches. But I guess in the WBL, they have the women cheerleaders. That said, here in India perhaps cricket is the only sport in which there is a gender lag right now. There are well established women's leagues, in almost all the other sports. And that includes badminton, boxing, wrestling, tennis, football and hockey. I heard that even the Women's Kabaddi Challenge is doing quite well.
It doesn't matter if there are no cheerleaders or much prize-money ( although I prefer same prize-money for both men and women tournaments , it might be difficult as men sports gather much larger views than women , unfortunately) or any other thing , all they need is a platform to showcase their talent and in the meantime the audience to enjoy the matches.I think they can play a new 15-over IPL ( I think it will be interesting ) . I feel 10 overs is too less and 20 overs is more in a less scoring match , 15 overs would be ideal .