WPL will set a template for other sports, revolutionise way we look at women's cricket: BCCI secretary Jay Shah

Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said on Tuesday the Womens Premier Leaguewill set a template for other sports to follow suit just like it happened with mens Indian Premier League and it will revolutionise the way people look at womens cricketThe auction for the inaugural edition of the Womens Premier LeagueWPL edition was conducted successfully on MondayThe WPL is going to revolutionise the way we look at womens cricket The huge success of the WPL auction has not only given an opportunity to many prospective talent to showcase their skills on the big stage but also to young budding cricketers to take centerstage on a global level The reception from fans around the world has been overwhelmingly positive and this will only continue to grow as the league matures The WPL will set a template for other sports to follow suit We saw what happened with the mens IPL and how other sporting leagues cropped up after 2008 The WPL will ensure the growth of multigenre sport among women Shah told ANIShah said that WPL was created not only as a platform for women in India and across the world to showcase and hone their cricket but also to inspire the next generation of women to make professional sports a career optionWithout a ball being bowled the WPL is the largest sporting league With womens cricket well on its way to cement itself in mainstream sports the WPL will only fortify the ecosystem around womens cricket The initial response to the WPL has definitely showcased the potential the league has to become the biggest womens domestic sporting tournament added ShahThe inaugural edition of WPL will be played in Mumbai from March 4 to 26 across two Mumbai venues and the player auction for the same will be held on February 13Also Read WPL 2023 Auction Full list of sold amp unsold players in Womens Premier League AuctionA total of 1525 players registered for the inaugural WPL auction and the final list was pruned to 409 playersThe five franchises Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals were acquired by the owners of the three IPL teams along with Adani Group and Capri Global for a total of INR 466999 crore about USD 57278 million This represents the largest deal ever made in womens cricket The successful bidders were announced on January 25Here are all the updated squads of WPL teamsDelhi Capitals Jemimah Rodrigues Meg Lanning Shafali Verma Radha Yadav Shikha Pandey Marizanne Kapp Titas Sadhu Alice Capsey Tara Norris Laura Harris Jasia Akhtar Minnu Mani Poonam Yadav Taniya Bhatia Jess Jonassen Sneha Deepthi Arundhati Reddy Aparna MondalGujarat Giants Ashleigh Gardner Beth Mooney Sophia Dunkley Annabel Sutherland Harleen Deol Deandra Dottin Sneh Rana S Meghana Georgia Wareham Mansi Joshi Dayalan Hemalatha Monica Patel Tanuja Kanwer Sushma Verma Hurley Gala Ashwani Kumari Parunika Sisodia Shabman ShakilMumbai Indians Harmanpreet Kaur Nat SciverBrunt Amelia Kerr Pooja Vastrakar Yastika Bhatia Heather Graham Issy Wong Amanjot Kaur Dhara Gujjar Saika Ishaque Hayley Matthews Chloe Tryon Priyanka Bala Humairaa Kaazi Neelam Bisht Jintamani Kalita Sonam YadavRoyal Challengers Bangalore Smriti Mandhana Sophie Devine Ellyse Perry Renuka Singh Richa Ghosh Indrani Roy Disha Kasat Shreyanka Patil Kanika Ahuja Asha Shobhana Erin Burns Heather Knight Dane van Niekerk Preeti Bose Poonam Khemnar Komal Zanzad Megan Schutt Sahana PawarUP Warriorz Sophie Ecclestone Deepti Sharma Tahlia McGrath Shabnim Ismail Alyssa Healy Anjali Sarvani Rajeshwari Gayakwad Parshavi Chopra Shweta Sehrawat S Yashasri Kiran Navgire Grace Harris Devika Vaidya Lauren Bell Laxmi Yadav Simran ShaikhThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever