Women's IPL to commence on March 7, selectors to send a list of over 200 players

The Women’s T20 Challenge organized in India over the last few years have seen the participation of prominent Indian as well as overseas players.

After the culmination of the IPL Governing Council meeting,  the  BCCI has repeatedly asked the selectors to prepare a list of over 200 players for the inaugural edition of the Women’s IPL. Out of 200, around 170 will constitute Indian players, while others will be overseas players.

The Women’s T20 Challenge organized in India over the last few years have seen the participation of prominent Indian as well as overseas players. However, the Women’s IPL will witness the teams increa . . . 

Moreover, the local players will get much-needed exposure to quality cricket, which will help them improve their craft. In the last few months, BCCI have been taking the step towards gender equality. . . . 

Apart from the equal pay to the men and women’s



international cricketers, recent reports suggests that female umpires will be introduced in the Ranji Trophy 2022-23.

Last month, the newly elected IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal reckoned that they want to stage the biggest women’s T20 tournament, on similar lines to the men’s version. With the increase in fan base and rea . . . 

 "We are working on making it one of the best women's cricket tournaments in the world. What we did in the IPL, we want to do something similar with WIPL," Dhumal was quoted as saying by NDTV in November.

The idea of Women’s IPL has been welcomed by Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana, who think it will help in the enhancement of the sports infrastructure of women’s cricket in India.

Furthermore, the tentative schedule for the Women’s IPL 2023 is from March 7 to 22. The media rights tender and franchise auction are expected to take place soon as per the reports.