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Last Update: January 25, 2023, 15:58 IST
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the successful bidders for the Women’s Premier League. The cumulative value of bids submitted was an astonishing Rs 4669.99 crore and Twitter users took to the online platform to express their views on the same.
The Women’s IPL has created a lot of hype even before the first match.
to the Board of Control on Wednesday Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the successful bidders for the Women’s Premier League. The cumulative value of bids submitted was an astonishing Rs 4669.99 crore.
The total bid of women’s IPL is 4669.99 crores, it is more than men’s IPL 2008.- Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 25, 2023
Adani Pvt Ltd, five franchises to acquire WPL’s ownership rights, are Indian victories Play Private Limited, Royal Challengers Bangalore Private Limited, JSW GMR Private Limited and Capri Global Private Limited.
Adani’s bid of Rs 1289 crore got them the rights for the Ahmedabad team, while IndianWin Sports got the rights for Mumbai for Rs 912.99 crore. RCB owner Royal Challengers Sports acquired the rights of the Bengaluru-based team for ₹901 crore, while JSW Group acquired the rights of the Delhi-based franchise. 757 crore bid by Capri Global got them a place in the inaugural edition of WPL along with the Lucknow unit.
5 Women’s IPL Teams: • Adani Group – 1,290 cr. • MI – 912 cr. • RCB – 901 cr. • Capri Global – 757 cr. • JSW – 810 cr.
– Cricketman 2 (@ImTanujSingh) January 25, 2023
Back in the year 2008, when the BCCI announced the formation of the men’s IPL, eight bidders put in a total bid of Rs 2894 crore in the tournament and 15 years later, five bidders invested an astonishing amount of Rs 4669 crore. In a new endeavor.
#WIPLIn 2008, eight successful bidders collectively invested in eight men’s IPL franchises at a total cost of Rs 2894 crore.
After 15 years, the five successful bidders have collectively invested Rs 4669 crore in five women’s IPL franchises.
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– KSR (@KShriniwasRao) January 25, 2023
Twitter users were thrilled with the BCCI’s initiative as one account even posted it.Saying it once again… it is in the best interest of all involved – the players, the fans, the BCCI, those who are investing their money, and most importantly the present and future womancricket of – that of the current men IPL Franchises get teams #womenIPL,
Saying it once again… It is in the best interest of all involved – the players, the fans, the BCCI, those who are investing their money, and most importantly the present and future of women’s cricket – that the existing men’s IPL franchise teams are included include. #womenIPL,#WIPLMrinal (@mrinaaal) January 25, 2023
Another user was excited about the presence of IPL’s most successful team Mumbai Indians in WPL as he tweeted, “So this is the official team of Mumbai Indians in Women’s IPL. It’s time to rule in women’s cricket too.”
So this women is the official team of Mumbai Indians in IPL. It’s time for women’s cricket to rule as well.- Ratnish (@LoyalSachinFan) January 25, 2023
Posted by former Australian cricketer Lisa SthalekarIt’s definitely historical. The women’s game has already broken records and they haven’t even played a game yet. It is very exciting. Congratulations to @BCCI & all included. Teams announced: Adani (Ahmedabad) IndiaWin (Mumbai), RCB (Bangalore), JSW (Delhi), Capri Global (Lucknow) #WPL”
It’s definitely historical. The women’s game has already broken records and they haven’t even played a game yet. It is very exciting. Congratulations to @BCCI & all included. Teams announced: Adani (Ahmedabad) IndiaWin (Mumbai), RCB (Bangalore), JSW (Delhi), Capri Global (Lucknow) #wpl https://t.co/q9Q4LRw68c— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) January 25, 2023
Expressing his happiness regarding the formation of the league, a fan tweeted “amazing to see #wpl Finally a product with such huge investment and interest in it bears fruit. There is a huge market for women’s cricket and it will only continue to grow. So excited!”
amazing to see #wpl Finally a product with such huge investment and interest in it bears fruit. There is a huge market for women’s cricket and it will only continue to grow. So excited! — Melissa Story (@melissagstory) January 25, 2023
A fan took note of the absence of historic IPL teams like Chennai and Kolkata in the WPL and termed it as a surprise.
All the best for women’s cricket but strange not to see teams from Chennai and Kolkata. Two cities that are crazy about cricket and provide packed stadiums.#wplSubhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) January 25, 2023
Earlier Viacom18 had bought the media rights to broadcast WPL for a total of Rs 951 crore, which is approximately Rs 7.09 crore per game for the upcoming five years.
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