We are midway into the Women’s Premier League 2023 season. From nail-biting thrillers to one-sided contests, the WPL 2023 has proven all of it up to now. The finest this competitors has proven is the rise of ladies’s cricket within the nation. All 5 groups have given their all as we attain the midway mark of the blockbuster Women’s Premier League’s inaugural season. However, there’s one facet that has fallen wanting their expectations regardless of having a few of the finest cricketers within the enterprise.
Speaking to a Zeenews English journalist, former India cricketer Saba Karim defined how Royal Challengers Bangalore’s poor efficiency has affected the mindset and batting type of their skipper Smriti Mandhana.
“I think it already has. As a captain, she would be definitely hoping to turn this season around and I’m sure such big players, they are attached to their performances and they look into it very closely. If she is not on top of her game and not able to lead the side from the front, I think yes it will affect her team’s performance and hers as well. This is the first time she’s leading a franchise in the team,” mentioned Saba Karim when requested if Mandhana’s batting efficiency has taken a toll on account of her accountability of being a captain.
“One big inning from her can turn things around her team though and I am pretty sure it is coming soon,” added Saba Karim who’s a WPL Expert for JioCinema and Sports18.
So far, Smriti Mandhana has scored 88 runs within the first six matches she has performed for her group Royal Challengers Bangalore. Being the costliest participant of the season with a price ticket of Rs 3.6 crore on the WPL auctions, the two-time ICC Player of the Year award winner has been dealing with lots of criticism from cricket consultants and followers. RCB presently sit on the backside of the WPL standings hoping to show issues round of their remaining fixtures.