Women’s cricket set for surge with inaugural IPL, U19 T20 World Cup

New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) gave birth to the biggest revolution in the cricketing world, bringing in massive attention, great quality of cricketers and high viewership every year, before and during a global pandemic.
But when it comes to creating a league of the same kind for women’s cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been very laidback. The BCCI’s unwillingness, despite a three-team women’s T20 Challenge, means Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have raced ahead to create hugely popular women’s T20 cricket leagues.
The Women’s Big Bash League in Australia is an outright leader in this aspect while the now-defunct Kia Super League, did well for England in domestic cricket before the Hundred took it to even greater heights.
For long, many have demanded a Women’s IPL, which was either delayed due to citing of lack of player pool or doubts over financial viability.
Also Read But ever since the launch of Women’s IPL became formal in 2022 as the BCCI finally found the will and intent to do so, many are now seeing it as one of the big breakthrough events for women’s cricket in what promises to be a big 2023 for the sport after 2022 saw Australia get back ODI World Cup trophy, clinch a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.
The year passing by also witnessed Women’s Caribbean Premier League as well as Fairbreak Invitational tournament enter the calendar.