Lot of expectations driving on WPL as a result of status of IPL: Mithali Raj
Women’s Premier League is ready for its first-ever participant public sale on February 13 Monday. Ahead of the occasion, legendary Mithali Raj speaks on the potential of the league.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 13, 2023 12:02 IST
Mithali Raj speaks in regards to the potential of Women’s Premier League. (PTI Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shall be internet hosting their first-ever participant’s public sale for the Women’s Premier League on Monday, 13 February. The girls’s cricket circles has been buzzing in anticipation over this model new attraction, nonetheless, for legendary India captain Mithali Raj, with nice expectations, come a bit of little bit of nervousness.
The former India captain who lately retired from all types of worldwide cricket shall be taking part in the function of a mentor and advisor for Gujarat Giants. Speaking forward of the participant auctions, Mithali stated that the success of the Indian Premier League, places a variety of expectations on the upcoming match.
“Really very excited, a bit of nervousness as well to see how the tournament fares. Lot of expectations ride on it due to the reputation that IPL has. Everybody globally also feels that this would be the most expensive women’s cricket league cricket. And the sort of stars that the tournament has pulled in, you know in the auction list. So, I am quite excited,” Mithali Raj stated forward of the auctions.
The 5-team match shall be performed between 4 and 26 March, proper forward of the lads’s version. Former India bowler – Jhulan Goswami – one other stallwart in girls’s cricket stated that WPL goes to be the most important second in Indian cricket.
“This is the biggest moment for women’s cricket because we all have been looking forward to this for a long time and finally this thing has started and we must thank BCCI for starting the WPL,” Jhulan Goswami stated in a video uploaded by the BCCI.
Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz are the 5 franchises who shall be collaborating within the inaugural version of the match.
Edited By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
Feb 13, 2023
