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0 It would be fair to say that the foundation for a mild transition has been laid. The Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was starved of sponsorships and barely had enough in its kitty to hire quality grounds for matches. So much so that it had to take recourse in Mumbai's Azad Maidan to organise national level tournaments. 02br02br00"The merger was inevitable," says Diana Eduljee, a doyen of women's cricketers in the 70s. "First, our girls will enjoy prolonged exposure to top cricket. They can now avail of facilities offered by the State Associations. Primary concerns such as advanced infrastructure and superior playing facilities have been addressed. Their match fees are now comparable with that in men's junior cricket and under-19 levels (Rs 2,500 per match day)." 02br02br00She adds with a chuckle, " Some of our players travel by air for domestic matches." 01font00A welcome change given that not too long ago they had to settle for ordinary sleeper class berths in trains.02font02br02br01b00Please rephrase or explain the highlighted sentence02b00 0-

Lil&apos; Ruby Rose · Accepted Answer

0A welcome change = a positive change, a different way of doing things that people are pleased about02br
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00Given that = considering that, bearing in mind that02br
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00Not too long ago = until recently02br
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00They had to settle for = they had no choice except02br
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00Ordinary sleeper class berths in trains = sleeping overnight on a train02br
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00Paraphrase: Some of the players now fly to matches across India. This is better than in the past, when the women had to travel by train, sleeping on the train overnight.0-

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