MUMBAI : The inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) begins on Saturday with a match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants in a potentially watershed moment for women's cricket.The clamour for a full-fledged women's league had been growing even though Women's T20 Challenge ran as a three
MUMBAI : The inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League begins on Saturday with a match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants in a potentially watershed moment for women's cricket.
The sale of WPL's five franchises and media rights alone fetched nearly $690 million and the Indian cricket board has lined up an impressive array of sponsors for the 22-match tournament. India and Mumbai captain Harmanpreet Kaur has predicted the league to be a 'game-changer' for women's cricket. Her India deputy, Smriti Mandhana, leads Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Like in the men's IPL, the WPL does not feature any Pakistani player given soured political relations between the cricket-mad neighbours."We have been pushing the doors for a very long time, we are getting there, we are getting very close," Rodrigues, Lanning's deputy at Delhi, told reporters."You will find many superstars coming out from it, many leaders, or many match-winners, I would say.
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