The players were auctioned on 13 February for the first season of the Women’s Premier League 2023. After which the BCCI released the schedule of WPL 2023 on Tuesday, 14 February. WPL 2023 will start from 4th of next month. The first encounter of this season will be between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants.
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Meanwhile, a franchise of WPL ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore’ (Royal Challengers Bengaluru RCB WPL) announced the name of its team mentor for WPL 2023. RCB has appointed former tennis player Sania Mirza as its mentor.
Significantly, Sania Mirza has been a legendary player in the world of tennis. She is the wife of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.
While our coaching staff handle the cricket side of things, we couldn’t think of anyone better to guide our women cricketers about excelling under pressure.
Join us in welcoming the mentor of our women’s team, a champion athlete and a trailblazer!
Namaskara, Sania Mirza! pic.twitter.com/r1qlsMQGTb
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 15, 2023
What Sania Mirza said on being appointed mentor
On being appointed mentor of RCB, Sania Mirza said, “I am very happy about this new responsibility. The Women’s Premier League will pave the way for Indian women’s cricket and bring revolutionary changes. After retiring from tennis, I was thinking how I can contribute to the world of sports.
Sania Mirza further said, * RCB team in IPL has been very popular for many years. It has a huge number of followers.
-Vinay Kumar