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The first-ever season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is just around the corner, and the buzz around the tournament is a sign of positivity for the women’s game. The lengthened Indian franchise cricket season will see the WPL take place before the men get ready to battle it out in the Indian Premier League...

The first-ever season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is set to kick off next month. With the conclusion of the auction, teams will prepare their best possible elevens to take the field. While some players went for massive sums as expected before the auction began, there were also a few underwhelming responses for star...

Royal Challengers Bangalore announced Smriti Mandhana as the captain of the women's team ahead of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023. The left-handed India batter, Smriti Mandhana was signed in the recent auction held in Mumbai for INR 3.40 crore, the highest price for a player in the WPL auction. Prathmesh Mishra, Chairman RCB, commented, "Smriti is central to our Play Bold philosophy and cricketing plans. We have handed her the leadership role, and we are confident that Smriti will lead RCB into greater heights.” Speaking about her new role as captain, Smriti Mandhana, said, "It is such a great feeling to see Virat and Faf speak so much about leading RCB and I would like to thank RCB management for giving me this amazing opportunity. I am looking forward to receiving all the love and support from you fans who I am told are the best in the World. I promise you to give my 100% to lead RCB to success in WPL." Faf du Plessis, the RCB men’s team captain, stated, "It’s been a great couple of months for RCB, firstly getting a Women’s Cricket team and then assembling a really strong team. I am very confident that our Women’s team Captain has all the attributes to lead RCB. All the very best Smriti Mandhana, see you at the games.”

The first-ever season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is set to kick off next month. With the conclusion of the auction, teams will prepare their best possible elevens to take the field. While some players went for massive sums as expected before the auction began, there were also a few underwhelming responses for star...

Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have announced Ben Sawyer as their women’s team’s Head Coach.  The 45-year-old Australian is currently in charge of the New Zealand senior women’s national cricket team as head coach and has also served as the assistant coach of the...

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has roped in the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) as an Official Partner. The multi-year agreement is reported to be worth US$7.24m per year.  The partnership was announced through a special event, which included the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah, its Vice President Rajeev Shukla,...

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have roped in Indian tennis legend and six-time Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza as a mentor for their Women’s Premier League (WPL) team.  Mirza’s global stature as one of the leading role models for innumerable women prompted the RCB management to on-board her to motivate and encourage their women’s team...

Indian professional football club Kerala Blasters have announced an agreement with Indian cricketer Sanju Samson.  Samson, who hails from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has been on-boarded by the Indian Super League outfit as a brand ambassador. Nikhil Bharadwaj, Director of Kerala Blasters FC, stated: “Sanju is a national icon, and we are thrilled to welcome him to...

Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has been announced as a brand ambassador for fantasy sports platform MyTeam11. One of the biggest fantasy sports platforms in the country, MyTeam11 holds the second largest market share. Since its inception in 2016, it has added over 15 million users.  Speaking about on-boarding Dhawan as a brand ambassador, Vinit Godara,...

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