The Babul of India’s Women’s cricket team, Jhulan Goswami (veteran Indian seamer), believes that a whole women’s IPL introduction to the game will be a great achievement for not only India but also for the younger women players and the sport itself. According to Goswami, if such a league is conducted then it will be a huge benefit for the younger women players as they will get to share the same room with other ‘top-notch Indian and international talent’.
The BCCI has also appreciated such thinking and is also progressing to mark the start of the women’s IPL. However, its current objective is to organize a women’s T20 challenge along with the men’s league. In a long interview with SportsTiger’s show ‘Off-the-Field’, Goswami said, “As far as IPL is concerned, we do wish for the full-fledged tournament should start and we are all waiting for that. Women’s IPL will be a big achievement for the country and for young cricketers as they are going to share the dressing room with top-notch Indian and international talent.”
She further added, “As a professional athlete, you never think about age. You just go on with your passion, hard work, and love for the game.
“You just want to be on the ground as much as possible and that is the most satisfying factor for any athlete. And I am just enjoying myself.”
“We reached the finals and it was the only last 10 overs where we lost the match. For the 90 overs we had dominated the match and it was only the last 10 overs of England’s bowling where we couldn’t handle the pressure. It is painful but we have to move on.”
“But the 2017 World Cup, irrespective of everything, was the year of revolution for women’s cricket in our country. I think momentum which was required for women’s cricket was set up by us.
“If you look at our team’s performance in the last three years, we have been very consistent and only lost in the final whether it is ODI or T20I.”