'Little too early,' says former India skipper Anjum Chopra about Women's Test Championship

Former India women skipper Anjum Chopra thinks it's a little too early for a Women's Test Championship. It is to be noted that India Women's head coach Amol Mazumdar had said yes to the same after the recent Test victory against South Africa in a one-off Test.

India women spinner Sneh Rana, who took 10 wickets in the win against SA, had echoed the same views as coach Mazumdar.

Speaking to WION, Chopra, however, said that more countries need to play Test cricket before a championship like in men's cricket could be organised.

"It's little too early for Test Championship for women because there are not so many countries in the world which play Test match cricket. So, the first target or step towards the target of WTC (for women) will be the fact that more than 2 or 3 countries play Test cricket on a more regular basis."

"Something like two-day or three-day concept can get introduced for other teams which are not playing full fledged Test cricket. The better would be to introduce associate nations to cricket simultaneously while the full members play red ball than just playing a WTC between two or three teams," added Chopra.

The former skipper also spoke on the steps that could be taken by both BCCI and ICC to further make the game popular among the masses.

"Consistency, the more the girls play in front of the crowd, the more familiarity people will get about it. More competitive matches will assist in the growth," she said.

"If the frequency increases in women's cricket with one series leading to another that will help. Not easy to achieve but it will help the growth immensely," she further added.