Best of cricket mascots: 10 Instances when Mascots took center stage in cricket

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Shakti- Mascot of Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023)

Mascot of Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023).
Mascot of Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023). (Photo Source: Twitter)

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) is an initiative by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), to bring the Indian Premier League (IPL) model to women’s games, and the first edition was played in 2023 dubbed as WPL 2023 and was a stupendous success featuring the top female cricketers from around the world. The inaugural edition of the tournament featured the top female cricketers from all around the world. They were picked by six franchises, who were embattled to win the crown, which went to Mumbai Indians led by Harmanpreet Kaur. 

Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, had unveiled the roaring mascot of the Women's Premier League named Shakti, calling her ‘Fast, Fierce, & Full of fire.'  The mascot was unveiled in a 30-second video clip, which showed Shakti- a tigress, smashing sixes into all parts of the ground with zeal in her eyes similar to several top female cricketers in the world like Harmanpreet Kaur, and Smriti Mandhana. Shakti was adorned with a blue dress with pads, a bat, gloves, and a helmet for protection.

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