New Delhi: Cricket has always been a man dominated game be it on the field or in the commentary box or reporting but of late more and more women are coming in either as a host or reporter and leaving their mark. India TV looks at some of the hottest hosts and reporters of the game.Mandira Bedi can certainly be credited with bringing glamour in to the world of cricket in India. She is the original cricket babe of Indian cricket.She hosted the pre-match and post-match shows during the 2003 World Cup abd instatntly became a rage for her sexy attire. She also featured in television serials and acted in a few movies.Mayanti Langer is one of the most knowledgable sports anchors in the country and, perhaps, the only woman to host football shows and discuss details about Indian football.Currently she hosting India-South Africa series on Ten Cricket.Poonam Pandey is in a habit of celebrating India's victories in her own unique style: taking off her clothes. She hogged the limelight during India's World Cup-winning campaign as she started uploading her naughty pictures on a social networking website.Nupur Mehta She was in the headlines after a British newspaper accused her of being used by bookies as honey trap to lure cricketers into match-fixing, an allegation she denies firmly. However, the publicity has ensured her a second innings in Bollywood what with a few movies reportedly being lined-up for her.Archana Vijaya started off as a model before hosting cricket shows for Neo Sports. She anchored the Extraa Innings - T20 show of the IPL on Sony Max she's become a hit. Rozlyn Khan is another wannabe who tried to garner publicity by shedding clothes in the name of cricket. Rozlyn stripped for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his IPL team Chennai Super Kings.Shonali Nagrani was a film actress and model before she also took up to hosting cricket shows during the Twenty20 World Cup in 2010 and IPL.Shibani Dandekar became popular among the country's cricket fans because of her lovely looks and unique style of hosting in the IPL.Previously, part of a rockband back home in Australia, she appeared in a few commercials.Anusha Dandekar, liker her elder sister, also tried her hand at hosting IPL matches and did well at it. She made her acting debut in Bollywood with Mumbai Matinee, before doing Viruddh.She has tried everything from acting to hosting shows for a music channel before taking up singing. Lekha Washington starred as the anchor in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008 before heading south to take up acting in movies again. She has also done some exhibitions as a sculptor last year.
