BCCI allots window in March 2023 for first ever women's IPL

Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI has set aside a window in March 2023 for the firstever edition of womens Indian Premier League IPL and the process to get the show on the road is underway as per board president Sourav GangulyAs per ESPNCricinfo the board has made changes to its womens domestic cricket calendar to make way for womens IPLThe womens season that generally goes on from November to April has been advanced by a month with the season set to begin on October 11 with T20 competition and end in February 2023 with an interzonal ODI competitionSince 2018 BCCI has been organising the Womens T20 Challenge What started as a oneoff exhibition match between two teams in the first season is now a threeteam competitionMany players from outside India have also joined the competition But despite this the clamour to have a much bigger competition just like mens IPL is growing among players and fans for a whileEarlier in February this year Ganguly had stated that the womens IPL would be held next year We are at the level of formulation to have a fullfledged WIPL It is certainly going to happen I strongly believe that next year ie 2023 will be a very good time to start a fullfledged womens IPL which will be as big and grand a success as mens IPLAlso Read Pollard Bravo Boult among 14 new signings in MI Emirates starstudded squad for ILT20Owners of IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals and Barbados Royals The Knight Riders Group have expressed their interest in getting involved in the tournament and owning a womens IPL team The inaugural edition of the womens Caribbean Premier League CPL which is scheduled to happen alongside the mens tournament later this year will feature three teams including Trinbago Knight Riders owned by Knight Riders GroupBCCI is expected to hold a discussion on matters related to womens IPL at its annual general meeting in September this yearMuch of the planning around the tournament will be around sale of its media rights Due to Indias improving and great performances at major ICC events over the recent years the enthusiasm for womens cricket in India is at a neverseenbefore high The latest of these performances was the Women in Blue clinching a silver medal in the recentlyconcluded Commonwealth Games 2022 in BirminghamMoreover senior Indian players like Smriti Mandhana Harmanpreet Kaur and former Indian skipper Mithali Raj have been supportive of the idea of womens IPLRaj in fact expressed a desire to come out of retirement to participate in the tournament I am keeping that option open I have not yet decided There are a few more months to go before the Womens IPL happens It would be lovely to be part of the first edition of the Womens IPL she had said while speaking on ICCs 10037 Cricket podcast earlier in JulyThis 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