It's part of a series of steps they have taken to realise their dream of competing at the next Women's T20 World Cup, in South Africa in 2023. The increasing popularity, especially among girls, has led to a revolutionary move: Cricket Brasil has handed out central contracts to 15 top women players, up from four last year. The sport is now taught in over 50 public, state, and municipal schools, to kids aged between six and 17. More than half of the children who play are girls. Today, over 5000 children are part of pathway programmes across the country, managed by the board. In 2010, as one of several community initiatives, Cricket Brasil introduced the sport to 24 children at a local orphanage. How did Poços de Caldas come to open its arms to cricket, a sport so far removed from the consciousness of the country at large?
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