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Title:
Economic Impact of Women’s Cricket in Developing Countries - How Investment in Women’s Cricket Contributes To Sports Industries, Tourism, and Employment in Nations Like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka

Authors:
Yoana Gupta

Journal: International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research (IJSSER)
ISSN: 2455-8834
Volume: 10
Issue: 10
Publication Date: October 2025
DOI: 10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i10.011

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Yoana Gupta
Modern School Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

MLA 8
Gupta, Yoana. "Economic Impact of Women’s Cricket in Developing Countries - How Investment in Women’s Cricket Contributes To Sports Industries, Tourism, and Employment in Nations Like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 10, no. 10, Oct. 2025, pp. 4714-4731, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i10.011. Accessed Oct. 2025.
APA 6
Gupta, Y. (2025, October). Economic Impact of Women’s Cricket in Developing Countries - How Investment in Women’s Cricket Contributes To Sports Industries, Tourism, and Employment in Nations Like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 10(10), 4714-4731. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i10.011
Chicago
Gupta, Yoana. "Economic Impact of Women’s Cricket in Developing Countries - How Investment in Women’s Cricket Contributes To Sports Industries, Tourism, and Employment in Nations Like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 10, no. 10 (October 2025), 4714-4731. Accessed October, 2025. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i10.011.

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ABSTRACT:
This article explores the economic implications of women’s cricket in the case study countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, identifying a clear link between investment and sport, tourism and jobs in the region. The research utilizes a qualitative comparative case study analysis of secondary data, identifying a clear link between investment and economic impact. India has launched the first commercially viable Women’s Premier League, Pakistan and Bangladesh are slowly professionalising their leagues through central contracts, and Sri Lanka is seeking to connect the sport to tourism. This economic engagement leads to professional job pathways for women who enter women’s cricket, and women’s cricket offers women’s sport the potential for economic growth, and presents future research opportunities.

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