According to reports, Mithali Raj, a former captain of India, will coach in the forthcoming inaugural Women's Premier League for the Ahmedabad team (WPL).
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According to reports, Mithali Raj, a former captain of India, will coach in the forthcoming inaugural Women’s Premier League for the Ahmedabad team (WPL). In women’s cricket, Mithali Raj is revered as a legend and rightfully acknowledged as the face of both India and women’s cricket in general. On June 8, 2022, she officially said goodbye to international cricket after a remarkable 23-year career. She was given the Khel Ratna by the Government of India in 2021 as a result of her ownership of some of the most productive records.
The source, according to News18 According to Cricketnext, the 40-year-old had expressed a strong desire to participate in the WPL’s debut season and would undoubtedly be a top choice for any team. However, owing to some unfortunate turn of events, Raj was unable to accomplish her dream of competing in the WPL. But fortunately, the Gujarat Giants mentorship position came up for grabs, and the right-handed batter apparently chose to seize it in order to participate in the WPL.
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The largest offer for a team in the Women’s Premier League (WPL), which is the official name for the competition coined by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has been made by The Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd, Gautam Adani’s sports arm. Adani spent INR 1289 Crore to purchase the Ahmedabad franchise after nearly acquiring an IPL club in the past. The four other clubs with the highest bids—Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, and Capri Global—will own WPL franchises as a result. The five teams will be situated in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Lucknow and will be owned by three current and two new corporate organisations.
The BCCI earned more than INR 4600 crores (4669.99 crores) at the conclusion of the WPL team auction, which it will receive over a ten-year period. The BCCI previously sold Viacom 18 media rights for INR 951 crore, or INR 7.09 crore per match for the years 2023 to 2027. The WPL is presently the second-largest cricket league in the world, behind only the IPL, after accounting for the combined sale of the franchises and broadcast rights. After the WNBA and the Women’s Super League in the UK, it is also one of the richest women’s leagues in the world.
With the second-highest bid of the day of INR 912 crore, Mukesh Ambani, the owner of the Mumbai Indians franchise in the IPL, managed to keep the Mumbai team in the WPL. The Bangalore side was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 901 crore, one of the eight original IPL franchises owned by UK-based Diageo. While Delhi Capitals, a team owned by the JSW and GMR groups, managed to secure the Delhi franchise for INR 810 crore, Lucknow’s franchise was purchased by Capri Global, a multinational company with a variety of business interests and owner of Sharjah Warriors in the ILT20 in the United Arab Emirates.
