The second edition of the Women’s Premier League will take place in “one state” of India, starting from the “second or third week” of February, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed.
“It is decided that we will have the tournament in February,” ESPNcricinfo quotes Shah as having said on Saturday, while speakig to the media after the WPL auction in Mumbai. “Most probably we will start in the second or third week”.
Shah further statewd: “As far as the venue is concerned, it will be held in one state only so that it is better logistically. Logistics are very important for us this time, next time we can figure it [having more venues] out.
“We can do it either in Bangalore [Karnataka] also or Uttar Pradesh also. We have so many venues, even in Gujarat, where we have Ahmedabad, Rajkot and after a few years Baroda can build their own stadium. Basically, it is a joint call between the franchises and the BCCI. We will sit together and we will decide. We will let you know. It will be in one state, that is for sure.”
The inaugural edition of the WPL was held in March across two venues – Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium and Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Sports Academy. WPL currently has five franchises participating and Mumbai Indians are the first season title holders.
The auction ahead of the second WPL was held in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon, with the uncapped Indian pair of Kashvee Gautam and Vrinda Dinesh commanding the biggest pay cheques.
