Punjab Kings (PBKS) excited to personal a Women’s IPL group: Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Ness Wadia says he can be “more than happy” to personal a franchise within the proposed Women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) if provided. The IPL governing council just lately introduced each effort to start a full-fledged Women’s IPL from 2023.
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The officers have zeroed in on a 5 to 6 groups Women’s IPL and the prevailing franchises will likely be given first desire to personal and function a group.
“We would be more than interested in that (Women’s IPL). IPL for women is long overdue and it would be very special when it happens. Women’s cricket has really developed over the years,” Wadia informed PTI.
Indian girls’s facet, yesterday, misplaced its remaining World Cup match in opposition to South Africa by shut calls. With the loss, India made an early exit from the event.
“The World Cup is going on right now and there is so much interest for the women’s game. It was heartbreaking to see our team lose yesterday.”
When requested concerning the base worth of the Women’s IPL facet, Wadia handed the query and stated that it is going to be determined by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
“That is for the BCCI to decide but I can tell you if we are asked to own a team we would be more than interested. I feel the league would be sustainable as well.”
The Indian cricket board has at all times been underneath criticism for excessively investing within the males’s IPL and neglecting a full-fledged girls’s IPL. With cricket amongst girls’s getting fashionable with every passing day, the WIPL could be very a lot into the scheme of issues now.
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) excited to personal a Women’s IPL group.
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“We discussed (singing the national anthem) with Jay Shah and Sourav Ganguly and they were more than happy to go ahead with it. The national anthem is played in sporting leagues in the USA,” stated Ness Wadia.
“I am a die-hard patriot and was overjoyed when it (National Anthem) was played. It is the Indian Premier League after all,” Wadia added.
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