Women's Premier League to play a big role in ODI World Cup year, Harmanpreet Kaur says
Women's Premier League (WPL) approaching, India and Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes the tournament will be crucial in shaping preparations for the ODI World Cup, which India is set to host later this year.
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«This WPL is going to play a very big role because this year we have the ODI World Cup. After the WPL, we have a very good window where we can work on our fitness,» Harmanpreet said at the Mumbai Indians' pre-season press conference on Wednesday.
She also praised India’s U-19 women’s team for setting high standards by winning their second consecutive T20 World Cup title in Malaysia. «Our U-19 team is setting a benchmark with back-to-back trophies, and it’s a very proud moment for all of us,» she added.
Adding a unique touch to the event, Harmanpreet, along with MI’s head coach Charlotte Edwards, mentor and bowling coach Jhulan Goswami, and all-rounder S Sajana, arrived at the press conference in a local Mumbai taxi driven by a woman.
Jhulan Goswami, the former Indian pace legend, spoke about MI's squad strength, highlighting the addition of 16-year-old wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini, who was signed for ₹1.6 crore at the 2024 player mini-auction. «All of them are very quality (players), they have done very well in domestic cricket and they have performed really well. One of them has just now won the U-19 (T20) World Cup, G Kamalini… (and there is) Sanskriti Gupta too. We have a quality core team; we have a few youngsters who have picked it up this season,» she
