We met the two sisters in a small village a thousand miles away from where the main event was taking place.
India had just launched a new cricket league for women, drawing a whopping $500 million in private investments, and it felt like a big moment. A career in sports for young women was no longer just a pipe dream. Now there could be economic opportunity — even stardom.
Most of the players on the glamorous new stage came from modest, small-town backgrounds, like Harmanpreet Kaur, who had…