Describing India because the “spiritual home of world cricket”, star Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry feels the WIPL, which is scheduled for March subsequent 12 months, would be the subsequent frontier for the ladies’s recreation.
The Women’s IPL (WIPL) is tentatively scheduled for March 2023 and the BCCI had lately floated the tender to award the event’s media rights for the 2023-2027 interval.
“The (women’s) IPL is going to be amazing. Tremendously (excited about it). Next frontier for the women’s game,” Perry stated after starring for Australia of their seven-run win over India within the fourth ladies’s T20 International right here on Saturday.
“We’ve seen what the WBBL has done for women’s cricket in Australia, the Hundred in England and the next step is the women’s IPL in what is the spiritual home of cricket.” Talking in regards to the craze of cricket in India, the 32-year-old Australia stalwart stated, “Never seen the crowd pull out their mobiles and turn on the flashlights and support a team like they did in the Indian innings. For me that’s just amazing.” Perry, who has performed in 10 Tests, 128 ODIs and 130 T20Is after making Australia debut in 2007, stated as the sport evolves and grows, the gamers may even need to adapt and modify.
Perry, who has additionally been a part of Australia soccer staff, was making a nationwide staff comeback on this T20I tour of India after greater than a 12 months. She was not thought of for the house Ashes collection earlier this 12 months in addition to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Asked about her T20I future, she stated, “I’d be disappointed in myself as a sportsperson if I got involved in those conversations. To me sports has always been such a joy and it’s been such a privilege to be part of this team and to play for as long.
“It’s been nice to be able to play the way I have in the last couple of games but even nicer to just be involved with this team. I’ve been right here. Nothing’s changed too much. Different roles for different teams. As I said just got to evolve with the game.”