The Women’s Premier League’s 2023 WPL initial season was a huge success. The WPL propelled women’s cricket to an all-time high in popularity by gaining significant momentum among cricket enthusiasts around the world.
Given the WPL’s popularity, many other nations might consider starting their own franchise T20 leagues for women in addition to the ones that already exist. As Cricket Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are purportedly considering the establishment of the Women’s Champions League in 2024, similar rumors have been emerging in recent weeks.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that CA chief executive and chairman Nick Hockley and Mike Baird met with the heads of the BCCI and the ECB during the World Test Championship final and even during the Lord’s Ashes Test, and that a further meeting took place at the most recent ICC conference in South Africa.
The Women’s Champions League, now that it is created, seeks to achieve the same results as the WPL, which generates significant sums of money through sponsorships and television agreements. The competition is anticipated to include teams from the Women’s Premier League (WPL), Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), and Women’s Hundred, pitting some of the top players in the world against one another.
In addition, it will be assumed that the participating nations will split the money if the league is truly announced. The debut will be relatively similar to that of the Men’s Champions League, which debuted soon after the first IPL season.
But the introduction of the women’s competition is thought to be the most sensible move for the cricket industry since it would allow the boards to most benefit from the WPL’s enormous success. Other teams from different leagues, in addition to the three T20 leagues, could also join. But for now, taking a more narrowly focused strategy and developing from there is being given priority.
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