In an old interview, former India captain Mithali Raj shared how women’s cricket operated on limited resources before the BCCI took over in 2006. "We didn’t have annual contracts back then," she said. "Even match fees weren’t a thing...When we became runners-up in...2005 World Cup, we got ₹1,000 per match. We played eight matches...we received ₹8,000 in total," Mithali added.