Will Women’s IPL change the template of Indian women’s cricket?

BCCI has taken a massive stage by announcing a few days back Viacom 18 has bagged the digital rights for the next five years(2023-2027)for a whopping amount of INR 951 crore.

The per match value of every game will be 7.09 crore which is way more than PSL 2.09 crore.

The biggest question arises whether the upcoming edition of Women’s IPL will change the template of women’s cricket going forward or not? Let’s analyze in detail

1. The best thing that would happen for a full fledge IPL will be financial benefits that all women players will enjoy and the young cricketers will get a massive platform to showcase their talent at the grand stage.

Women's IPL

2. Young cricketers will get an opportunity to share the stage with the likes of- Ellyse Perry, Amanda Wellington, and others where they will learn from the latter how to absorb pressure in crunch phase of the game.

3. Women’s IPL will vast talent pool for women’s cricket where young Indian players can showcase their talent and seal spot for the national side.

4. Women’s IPL with full fledge season will have enormous pressure to deliver the expectation of fans as remember Men’s IPL kicked off with massive 158 runs scored for KKR against RCB by Brendon Mccullum set the tone for Men’s inaugural T2o event the same would be expected from women’s inaugural event.

5. Broadcasting of these matches to utmost quality can bring all those comparisons between Men’s and Women’s cricket to the rest and quality cricket by distinct teams will put this marquee event to the pedestal.

Women’s IPL all set to be played in March 2023 where five teams will compete against each other for the coverted title.