Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur at the 2022 Women’s T20 Challenge.© BCCI
Lalit Modi, the first-ever chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), made a huge suggestion to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the growth of women’s cricket in India during an exclusive interview with DailyExpertNews. Modi suggested that the BCCI “make it mandatory” for all IPL franchises to have a women’s team, in order to hold a full-fledged Women’s IPL. While the BCCI recently announced plans to start a Women’s IPL starting next year, nothing formal has been announced and the board is currently organizing the Women’s T20 Challenge with three teams during the IPL season.
“I haven’t seen many women’s IPL competitions (Women’s T20 Challenge) this year, but I think one of the most important things they need to do is make it mandatory for an IPL franchise to have a women’s team” , Lalit Modi told DailyExpertNews.
“If a franchisee of an IPL franchise is able to have a women’s team, you will see the bank’s strength in Indian women’s cricket increase. You will see owners investing in women’s cricket by owners who are already making good money ,” he said.
“It’s probably the only league in the world where every team makes money. Apart from the two new teams, every team makes a profit,” Modi claimed.
He also welcomed the introduction of women’s cricket at the Commonwealth Games later this year.
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“Great move. It’s a big boost for the women’s game and I’m very happy,” said Modi.
Lalit Modi was the first chairman and commissioner of the IPL. He was instrumental in leading the league from 2008 to 2010. He was also a vice president of the BCCI from 2005-10.
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