The Mumbai Indians bowling coach for Women’s Premier League said that WPL will change the perception of women’s cricket. She said, “WPL will change the perception of women’s cricket. Our cricketers are sharing the dressing room with all quality cricketers from the world, and this will only benefit Indian cricket. We should cherish that we have a platform like this today.”
Jhulan Goswami, a pioneer in Indian women’s cricket, said that the sport had much lesser visibility earlier compared to what it is today
The veteran cricketer said that WPL has been a great experience. Jhulan Goswami said, “Winning the trophy has always been special and the first edition is always special.” She added that there was a change in her thinking as a coach
Delhi Capitals’ Jemimah Rodriguez said, “If it wouldn’t be for the previous generation, I don’t think we would have been here today because they did it without the fame, without the money, without the facilities that we get today. Growing up we just heard Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj, never saw them. We are enjoying the fruits of what they did.”
Jemimah Rodriguez said that Australians are very different from what we know of them. She said that Australians were very warm and welcoming off the field not only with international players but also domestic players
Rodriguez said, “At the same time, there’s so much to learn. We definitely picked their brains a lot like Meg Lanning and if it weren’t for the WPL, I don’t think we would have gotten this opportunity.”
Deol said, “It’s not only us learning from them. They also learned a few things from us. So that’s how it was like we were very privileged to be a part of the first WPL and being with them was amazing.” She added that being with Australians was an amazing experience
The coach of the Indian women’s team said that people have started identifying the coaches and the players associated with women’s cricket because everything is so high profile and the way the games are going
Kanitkar, who himself has hit 10,000 runs, said that the women’s team is much more close-knit and they were taking care of each other both on and off the field. He said, “If you have such teamwork, then, good things will come in the future”