'You don't have to be captain to be a leader.' Here’s what sport can teach us

Sana Mir is a star of women’s international cricket. She captained Pakistan for 137 matches over 8 years, and became the first woman from her country to be inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame. She is also a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Here, Sana Mir explains the life lessons her career has taught her, such as building resilience, learning to collaborate, and growing into leadership. Every year, sport generates more than $2.3 trillion in revenue. The popularity of women’s sports is growing especially fast; they generated $2.35 billion last year, more than 3 times the amount generated just 3 years previously.