Mithu Mukherjee
Mithu Mukherjee is an Indian cricketer. She is associated with the early generation of women's cricket in India, a period during which the sport was being formally organised under the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI), founded in 1973.
Key facts
| Name | Mithu Mukherjee |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Discipline | Women's cricket |
Background
Women's cricket in India developed organisationally from the early 1970s, with the WCAI conducting domestic tournaments and selecting national sides. India played its first women's Test in 1976 and competed in early editions of the Women's Cricket World Cup. Players from this era contributed to the establishment of the women's game before its eventual integration with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2006.
Significance
As an Indian cricketer recorded in standard biographical databases of women's cricket, Mukherjee forms part of the cohort of players who represented Indian women's cricket during its formative decades.
Related topics
- Women's cricket in India
- Women's Cricket Association of India
- India women's national cricket team
- Board of Control for Cricket in India