Ahead of India’s 500th test against New Zealand at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, erstwhile Indian women’s team captain Diana Edulji was amongst the cricket stalwarts felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on September 22, 2016. She was presented a shawl and plaque by the governor of Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik and Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association chief Rajeev Shukla, according to a report on rediff.com
From left: Rajeev Shukla and Ram Naik honoring Diana Edulji
Initially the BCCI only intended to honor captains of the men’s teams but some women cricketers, including Edulji, spoke up strongly.......