Gujarat Giants gamers getting into on the sector throughout match one of many Women’s Premier League between the Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians held on the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai on the 4th March 2023
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Gujarat Giants has spent greater than anyone else to personal a Women’s Premier League workforce. That is as a result of the homeowners, Adani Sportsline, imagine the league’s potential to develop is big.
“This is going to be one of the best properties as far as women’s sports is concerned,” Satyam Trivedi, head of Adani Sports, mentioned throughout an interplay right here on Monday. “That is why we put in the kind of money we did, 33% more than the second highest bidder.”
He mentioned the WPL had already turn into the discuss of the city. “The number of people coming to the ground has been encouraging,” he mentioned. “It is already doing well, but it will go to another level in the next two or three years.”
Trivedi believes the WPL will encourage other women’s sports to have a look at having comparable leagues. “Sports like football and kabaddi, for instance,” he mentioned. “And not just India, but across the globe.”
Giants hasn’t had a good time on the sector thus far, although. It has gained only one recreation and misplaced three. The workforce’s mentor and former India captain Mithali Raj mentioned it wasn’t the beginning the workforce needed.
“The tournament is still wide open,” she mentioned. “We still have a chance to get into the top three. We have had some injuries.”
Captain and the workforce’s primary batter Beth Mooney may solely bat for 3 balls within the league earlier than she acquired injured. Her former Australian teammate and now coach of Giants, Rachael Haynes, mentioned she was assured of the aspect’s probabilities.
“Our future is still in our own hands,” Haynes mentioned. “Our batting hasn’t quite clicked as a team. From our point of view, we have to make sure we have some really good partnerships so that we capitalise in the death overs. When you have set batters at the death, it is difficult to shut them down.”
Gujarat’s subsequent match is in opposition to the table-topper Mumbai Indians, on Tuesday.
