ICC chairman Greg Barclay says girls’s cricket has distinguished itself with the inception of the WPL and will now not be seen in isolation from the lads’s sport.
She mentioned the league would assist advance the ladies’s sport, because of the professionalism and cash concerned. The first version of the event will conclude right here on Sunday.
Barclay advised the BCCI, “…as I say, I think it will be a huge uplift for the women’s game and I look forward to seeing how this tournament goes.”
“Now, there is no such thing as a purpose for the 2 halves of the sport, women and men, to be checked out otherwise. These are individuals enjoying cricket and they need to be handled equally.
“Secondly, the professional attitude and the remuneration that is paid to the players, I think that is something that is going to be really important for the women’s game,” she added.
The Women’s Premier League, which has been a very long time coming, lastly kicked off on March 4 this 12 months with a lot fanfare.
“I feel in case you acknowledge the powerhouse that India is by way of cricket, it’s becoming that they’ve launched the Women’s Premier League. I do know Jay Shah (BCCI President) and his board and his crew are actually dedicated to creating this one of many greatest and greatest tournaments that it could presumably be.
“I’m sure they’ll be successful in that regard. I’m really happy and very appreciative that this has happened,” Barkley mentioned.
“I take off my hat to Jay and his crew on the BCCI for the best way they’ve approached it. That’s precisely what I may have anticipated from the Indian run competitors, it is completely superb.
She concluded, “Jay and her team are leading the way in getting the women’s sport where it needs to be.”
Barkley is serving his second time period because the chairman of the game’s apex physique.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
