The buzz around what’s now officially confirmed as the Women’s Premier League (WPL) has been loud for a while now and on the 25th of January, the tournament had its long-awaited franchise auction held. Following an intense bidding war, the Women’s Premier League (WPL) has got its 5 team base owners.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, Mr. Jay Shah, through his Tweet confirmed the development of the league named, the ‘Women’s Premier League’. Mr. Secretary’s Tweet read, “The @BCCI has named the league – Women’s Premier League (WPL). Let the journey begin….”.
Today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding for teams of inaugural #WPL broke the records of the inaugural Men’s IPL in 2008! Congratulations to the winners as we garnered Rs.4669.99 Cr in total bid. This marks the beginning of a revolution in women’s cricket and paves the
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 25, 2023
Following technical bid submissions on the 23rd of January, today, on the 25th of January, the Women’s Premier League (WPL) had the financial bidding scheduled, and following the intense bidding war, the BCCI has generated INR 4669.99 crores in a total bid which is more than what was generated following the inaugural Men’s IPL base bids in 2008.
Netizens are aww-struck and thriller with the mind-boggling figures the Women’s Premier League has generated. Check below how Twitter flourished with emotions.
Big day for Women cricket#WPL 🔥🔥
Thanks @BCCI for bringing up Womens premier league https://t.co/LSWhqShgA3
— PUsif41411 (@Pusif41412) January 25, 2023
The 5 successful bidders from the auction day who’ve acquired bases for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) are Adani Sportsline Private Limited, who’ve acquired the Ahmadabad base for the highest, 1289 crores bid. The Ambani backed, Indianwin Sports Private Limited, who owns the Mumbai Indian follow with a 912.99 crore bid for the Mumbai base.
All set for Women’s Premier League 2023#CricketTwitter #WIPL pic.twitter.com/ok8dzjmm2f
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) January 25, 2023
Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited, who owns the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Men’s Indian Premier League (W-IPL) were next on with 901 crores bid for the Bangalore base. Delhi Capital owners, JSW GMR Cricket Private Limited, acquired the Delhi base for 810 crores, and Capri Global Holdings Private Limited, acquired the last and final, Lucknow base on offer for 757 crores.
Breaking barriers, making history, and playing bold!
Royal Challengers Bangalore are the proud owners of the Bengaluru Women’s Premier League Team 🙌#PlayBold #ItsHerGameToo #WomensIPL pic.twitter.com/swO4EvhZQc
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 25, 2023
Recently, during the tournament’s media rights bid, the Ambani’s backed, Viacom18 emerged as the successful one with a whooping total of INR 951 Crores, which accounts for around INR 7.09 Crores per game for the 2023-27, 5-year cycle.
The Women’s Premier League will see players from the Under-19 age brackets to the senior team, take part when it gets on the road, reportedly from the 4th to the 26th of March. The tournament is highly likely to deliver elite Twenty20 (T20) cricket action as it’ll be played on the back off an Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup and a Senior Women’s T20 World Cup.
This is huge #WomensIPL congratulations and Good luck to all the franchise owners and women cricketers around the world. Well done @BCCIWomen
— Mohammad Reyaz (@mreyaz31) January 25, 2023
#WomensIPL (WPL) Teams🏏🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/MkM9aP1MiL
— Surender Kumar 🇮🇳 (@Surender_9K) January 25, 2023
A big shoutout to @BCCI and @JayShah for taking the historic step of launching the Women’s Premier League. This is a game-changing move for Indian cricket and a huge boost for our talented female cricketers. Can’t wait for the season to begin! #WPL
— Jemimah Rodrigues (@JemiRodrigues) January 25, 2023
A record-breaking start for the inaugural Women’s Premier League and expected nothing less! It will truly revolutionize women’s cricket as we know it. Exciting times ahead @BCCI, @BCCIWomen, and @JayShah Sir.#WPL https://t.co/CdxHSwXplF
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) January 25, 2023
Today marks a historic day for Women’s cricket as the Women’s Indian Premier League (WPL) becomes a reality. The @BCCI , @JayShah , & all those involved should be commended for their efforts in creating this platform for women’s cricket to flourish. #WIPL #WPL23
— Jhulan Goswami (@JhulanG10) January 25, 2023
Delighted that the Women’s Indian Premier League is now a reality. This is a brilliant move towards recognising and growing women’s cricket in India and I’d like to thank @BCCI and @JayShah sir for making this possible. This will change the landscape of cricket in India. #WPL
— Deepti Sharma (@Deepti_Sharma06) January 25, 2023
The Women’s Premier League #WPL has again thrown up some astonishing numbers. The franchise owners will lose money in the short term. Their return on investment will depend on the league becoming profitable which means they will have to promote & nurture it, which is a good sign
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 25, 2023
Super thrilled and excited for the Women’s Premier League. Thank you @BCCI @JayShah ,Can’t wait to experience the buzz and excitement which we once used to feel through the screen 🤩 Exciting times ahead! 🥳 #WPL #WomensIPL
— Sushma Verma (@ImSushVerma) January 25, 2023