World · South & Central Asia · 10 hrs ago
Female cricket journalists face more relentless abuse on social media
Cricket journalist Anjali Doshi says sexism has long affected women in sports journalism.
She recalls being one of only two women in the press box when she began covering cricket in Mumbai 24 years ago.
Online platforms have made abuse more constant and visible, she says, compared with the more limited ways audiences could respond to print and television work in the past.
Doshi describes being insulted after writing about sexism during the 2013 Indian Premier League.
She faced more online abuse after returning to cricket coverage as a co-host of Wisden’s show The Scoop.
She says short video clips and social media outrage can draw comments from people who have not watched the full discussion.
Her account highlights how digital cricket coverage can expose women journalists to relentless hostility.
Cricket journalist Anjali Doshi says social media has made sexism and abuse against female sports journalists more vicious and relentless.
Doshi recalls being one of only two women in the press box when she began covering cricket.
She says online abuse increased after she wrote about sexism during the 2013 Indian Premier League.
After returning to cricket earlier this year, Doshi encountered constant outrage and hateful comments directed at online content.
She says short clips from shows can attract comments from fans who do not watch the full context.
- Who
- Anjali Doshi and other female cricket journalists.
- What
- Doshi describes sexist abuse and harassment on social media.
- When
- She recounts experiences spanning 24 years, including 2013 and earlier this year.
- Where
- On social media and in cricket journalism, including coverage of the Indian Premier League.
- Why
- Doshi says online outrage and short clips without context can invite hateful comments.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Doshi entered the Wankhede press box to cover an India v England one-day international.
Doshi wrote about the male gaze and sexism during the Indian Premier League and received some abusive comments.
Doshi returned to cricket to co-host Wisden’s show The Scoop.
- First press-box assignment
- India v England one-day international at Wankhede
- First described online backlash
- A 2013 piece about sexism during the IPL
- Return to cricket
- Earlier this year, co-hosting Wisden’s The Scoop
- Abusive insults
- whingeing cry baby”; “jealous, sexually frustrated woman
What people are saying
whingeing cry baby
jealous, sexually frustrated woman
shut up
fuck off