With the beginning of the Women’s Premier League, India will lastly begin on the trail that may assist it turn into a powerhouse of girls’s cricket.
Declaring that the WPL goes to have a large impression on Indian cricket, Mumbai Indians ladies’s workforce head coach Charlotte Edwards stated: “The Hundred is really special for women’s cricket. I only expect WPL is only going to be bigger. It is massive for India cricket, make the Indian team stronger in a couple of years,” the previous English cricketer stated forward of the WPL’s begin on March 4.
“It is going to carve out unbelievable talent. The tournament is going to make India a powerhouse of women’s cricket for the next few years,” added Edwards, a legend of the sport having performed 23 Test matches, 191 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 1996 and 2016.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who’s captaining Mumbai Indians, stated Indian cricket had been lacking a event like WPL.
“I think this (WPL) is a great platform for all Indian players. We have been missing this tournament for a long time. In Australia, the WBBL, and The Hundred in England have produced so many hidden talents. After the WPL, we are definitely going to get some great talents,” Harmanpreet stated throughout a digital interplay.
The India captain gave her personal instance of how enjoying within the international T20 leagues, in Australia, and England, helped her get higher.
“The WPL will be a great platform to know overseas players, and take something from their experience. The amount of experience and confidence I got playing in WBBL and The Hundred, I want the young Indian domestic players to get such,” the MI captain stated. “It is a great opportunity for them to spend time with overseas players. The WPL will also personally provide me a chance to have a look at some young talent from close quarters.”
Royal Challengers Bangalore ladies’s workforce head coach Ben Sawyer, who’s in-charge of the New Zealand ladies’s workforce and has coached in The Hundred and Women’s Big Bash League, is assured WPL will take the ladies’s sport to a brand new stage. “That’s a scary thought for an international player of what they are going to come up against in the future. I’ve seen the impact that WBBL and The Hundred have had. It’s just going to take it to another level,” stated Sawyer throughout RCB’s press convention.
Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning stated the WPL gives a fantastic platform for younger Indian ladies. “WPL is a massive moment for the sport, it’s the logical next step and makes a lot of sense. Cricket in India is people’s lives and the fact that WPL is up and running, and to be involved in something like this, is amazing. It’s only going to grow in the coming years,” stated Lanning.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
