Harmanpreet Kaur said that a women’s IPL will help players improve at the international level.© AFP
India’s T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur stresses on the need for women’s IPL after her team’s failure Tight match against Australia concludes In the second match of the three-match series at Gold Coast on Saturday. Even during the last ODI matches, India had finished at The wrong side results in a tight finish. “If you bat the way Tahlia McGrath bats today, we can see how much confidence she is getting from a tournament like WBBL. She is ready to play international cricket,” Kaur said after the match.
“She hasn’t played much in international cricket but got to play many matches before playing for Australia. We have some young players who haven’t played much cricket at the highest level like (pacer) Renuka Singh.
“She has done really well in domestic cricket, but she still doesn’t have that much experience. If we had a women’s IPL, domestic players would have got a lot of opportunities to prove themselves under pressure.”
Renuka decisively turned the game in Australia’s favor for 13 runs in the 19th over. Veteran fast bowler Shikha Pandey gave away 11 runs in the 18th over.
At least eight Indian players have featured in the Women’s Big Bash this season and leading stars have also featured in the Hundred in the UK.
Kaur cited the example of men’s IPL where youngsters get to play with the cream of world cricket.
“Even when we see a young talent playing, we can see the maturity in their game. They must have played at least 40-50 IPL games by then.
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“I think that is the only reason why we are lagging right now. Before playing in internationals, if we get a chance to play in domestic tournaments like IPL, we will definitely improve.
“In Australia, they get 20-30 matches in WBBL before getting into international cricket. It will develop your skills and give you experience so that you don’t feel lost in international cricket,” he added.
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