Punjab Kings would be ‘more than interested’ if they are offered to own a team in the proposed Women’s IPL next year, their co-🐼owner Ness Wadia said🌟 on Monday.
In an IPL Governing Council meeting last week, a five to six-team Women's IPL was proposed for next year with the ex🐼isting franchises getting first preference 💛to be part of the competition.
“We would be more than interested in that (Women's IPL). IPL for women is long overdue and it w𝔉ould be very special when it happens. Women's cricket has really developed꧑ over the years,” Wadia told PTI.
“The World Cup is going on right now and there is so much interest for the women's game. It was heartbreaking to see o🎃ur team lose yesterday.”
Asked about the base price for owning a women's team, Wadia said: “That is for the BCCI to decide but I can tell you if we are asked to own a team we would be more than♛ interested. I feel the league would be sustainable as well.”
The BCCI has been under a bit of pressure to organise the Women's IPL. Women's Big Bash Leag꧋ue in Australia has been taking place since 2015-2016 and a Women's Hundred competition was also staged in the ♊UK last year.
Cricket West Indies will organise a three-team CPL from this year onwards. BC☂CI pocketed over a billion dollars for selling two new men's IPL t🍷eams. The Board is expecting another windfall with the IPL media rights up for grabs. Star had paid approximately Rs 16,000 crore for the 2018-2022 cycle.
The next five-year cy🔯cle could fetch as much as Rs 40,000 crore. “I would be surpr♉ised if it doesn't double at least. Upwards of 35000 crore for sure,” said Wadia.
The IPL 2022 began in Mumbai on Saturday and the Indian natiওonal anthem was played before the start of the game between Chennai Super Kings an👍d Kolkata Knight Riders. Punjab Kings had proposed the idea to the BCCI.
“We discussed with Jay Shah and Sourav Ganguly and they were more than happy to go ahead with it. The national anthem is played in sporting leagues in the USA. “I am a die-hard patriot and was overjoyed when it (National Anthem) wa⛎s played. It is the Indian Premier League after all,” Wadia added.=
