Cricket News Highlights, January 25: Women's Premier League Bids Announced, Ex-IND Coach Bags Padma Shri

This year, a total of 106 awards, including the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, have been approved by the honourable President of India. One of them is former first-class cricketer and ex-India coach Shri Gurcharan Singh.

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“Royal Challengers Bangalore marked a historic moment today which will be remembered and celebrated for many years to come. We are thrilled to be a part of this mission with BCCI to revolutionise women’s cricket, not just in India but across the globe. At the core of Diageo, is the value of gender inclusivity that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense and this enterprise champions us to welcome and celebrate women’s cricket for who they are and the value they bring in the journey of this sport, Cricket,” said Prathmesh Mishra, Chairman of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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“With great joy and pride, I welcome our women’s cricket team to the MI #OneFamily! This is a historic moment for Indian cricket, and we are delighted to be a part of it. India’s women cricketers have always made the nation proud in the global sporting arena – be it the World Cup, Asian Cup or the recent Commonwealth Games! This new Women’s League will once again shine a global spotlight on the talent, power, and potential of our girls,” said Nita Ambani.

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“Well played, RCB! So thrilled that my team has won the bid for the Bengaluru Women’s Premier League team. Can’t wait to cheer for our women in Red and Gold.” Kohli wrote on his Instagram.

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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday revealed that the board has garnered a whopping Rs 4669.99 crore in total bid for the franchises during the auction process for its inaugural women’s T20 league which will be officially known as Women’s Premier League or WPL.

The five successful bidders for the inaugural season of WPL include Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd (Ahmedabad), Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd (Mumbai), Royal Challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd (Bangalore), JSW GMR Cricket Pvt Ltd (Delhi) and Capri Global Holdings Pvt Ltd. (Lucknow).

“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,” Shah tweeted on Tuesday.

India fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has grabbed the top position for bowlers in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after a superb show in the home series against New Zealand which his team won 3-0 to take No.1 position in the team rankings.

“You guys should know what’s happening. I know that it was shown on broadcast but kabhi kabhi woh cheez bhi dhyan dena chahiye, broadcaster ko bhi sahi cheez dikhana chahiye (the broadcasters should give the correct picture),” Rohit Sharma said while responding to a query. Read More Here.

“He has got the knack of taking wickets at the crucial time for us. We have seen it not just in ODI cricket but also in Tests. He’s very critical to us, and where we stand as a team,” India captain Rohit Sharma on Shardul Thakur’s performance against New Zealand in Indore.

“Ashwin is difficult to face. He is a smart bowler with a lot of variations and he uses them very well, but you do get used to him once you’ve faced him for a while,” says Australia batter Matt Renshaw

Faf du Plessis has created history by becoming the first ever batter in SA20 to score a century. The Joburg Super Kings captain slammed 113 off just 58 deliveries in an eight-wicket win. Read More Here.

Tom Banton was compared with the likes of Jos Buttler and Kevin Pietersen during his early days in international cricket. He landed IPL and BBL contracts but then inconsistency and injury has seen fall down the pecking order. Read More Here

“From white-washing Sri Lanka in ODIs earlier this month to clean-sweeping the #BlackCaps similarly, this has been an absolute cracker of a start to 2023,” wrote BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Instagram. Read More Here.

India Test batting superstar Cheteshwar Pujara is celebrating his 35th birthday today. Here’s a look at his top innings  so far in the format for India

Did anyone notice what Suryakumar Yadav did while applauding Rohit Sharma for his 30th ODI ton? Fans on Twitter are speculating he wanted his captain to get a double century. What do you think it meant. Check it out here.