WPL, ODI World created unstoppable force in Indian cricket: Nasser Hussain

The arrival of the Women’s Premier League in 2023 and a title win in the Women’s ODI World Cup has produced an “unstoppable force” in Indian cricket which will increase the depth, former England skipper Nasser Hussain said on Thursday.

India clinched their maiden ICC title late in 2025, winning the Women’s ODI World Cup and a significant amount of credit for the team’s success was given to the T20 competition, which brought about tectonic changes in women’s cricket in India.

Hussain believes the combination of the two has already become unstoppable and Indian cricket stands to benefit in the longer run.

“It’s unstoppable now in the women’s, that combination of the WPL and the 50-overs World Cup win and the scenes at the end of that, now it’s an unstoppable force in Indian cricket and there will be more depth to the players coming through,” Hussain told reporters on JioStar Media Day.

“The biggest thing for me is depth. We’re trying to work out (the best combination) in that squad now, and obviously, they’re missing two (players) as well because of injuries. Two very good players, Amanjot (Kaur) in particular,” he said.

Hussain said the Indian Women’s team was reliant on a few players in the past but the recent years have seen the team’s superstars coming under pressure with others knocking on door.