Jasia Akhtar is an Indian cricketer. She has been associated with domestic women's cricket in India and is recorded among Indian cricketers in public databases of the sport.
Key facts
| Name | Jasia Akhtar |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Domain | Women's domestic cricket in India |
Background
Jasia Akhtar features in the cohort of Indian cricketers catalogued on open knowledge bases such as Wikidata. Players in this cohort typically progress through state-level age-group sides and senior teams that compete under the framework of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which administers women's cricket in the country following its merger with the Women's Cricket Association of India in 2006.
Domestic cricket structure
Indian women's domestic cricket is organised primarily around zonal and state associations, with major competitions including:
- Senior Women's One Day Trophy
- Senior Women's T20 Trophy
- Senior Women's Inter-Zonal tournaments
- Women's Premier League (WPL), launched in 2023 as the franchise-based Twenty20 league
Significance
The growth of women's cricket in India over the past two decades has produced a wider talent pool drawn from beyond the traditional metropolitan centres, including from Jammu and Kashmir, the North-East and other regions where the sport had limited historical infrastructure. Cricketers in the wider Indian domestic system contribute to this expansion of the player base.
Related topics
- India women's national cricket team
- Women's cricket in India
- Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Women's Premier League
- Senior Women's One Day Trophy
References
- Wikidata entry: Q41675306