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The 5 groups of BCCI’s Women’s Premier League have been introduced on Wednesday. The Indian cricket physique earned Rs 4669.99 crore from the sale of the 5 groups within the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) with Adani Sportsline shelling out an enormous Rs 1289 crore for the Ahmedabad facet, which emerged as the costliest franchise. Seven IPL franchises bid for 5 Women’s Premier League groups together with a number of different business entities in Mumbai. Adani Sportsline ultimately registered the very best profitable bid on the public sale with the opposite bids coming from Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Lucknow.
“The Indian women’s cricket team has been doing exceptionally well – and a cricket league for women is a significant step in creating more opportunities for women through sports,” mentioned Mr Pranav Adani, Director, Adani Enterprises.
“Cricket is an inseparable part of the country’s fabric and Adani Sportsline was keen to begin their association with the sport with the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League. While I wish every other franchise the very best, I look forward to the Gujarat Giants standing out as the top team in this new, exciting league.”
The Gujarat Giants cricket franchise within the Women’s Premier League joins Adani Sportsline’s household of profitable groups, just like the Gulf Giants within the DP World ILT20, and the Gujarat Giants within the Pro Kabaddi League.
“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,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted.
With PTI inputs
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