The accolades continue for the Indian women's cricket team after they finished runner-up, losing by nine runs to England in the recently concluded ICC Women's World Cup final.

Mumbai's Punam Raut, the top scorer in that match, echoed the sentiments of Mithali Raj, who said the Board of Control for Cricket in India should consider an Indian Premier League (IPL) for women to raise the popularity of the format and give women an avenue to make cricket a career, like the men have.