Women's IPL: 5 Players who can be picked as captains

The popularity of women’s cricket in India has witnessed a meteoric rise in the last few years. The Indian women’s team has played some sensational cricket in multi-nation tournaments of late. Be it qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2018 T20 World Cup, finals of the T20 World Cup 2020, or creating history by securing a silver medal in the recently held 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, they have been making the country proud on a consistent basis.

Amid the glorious performances of the Indian team, fans have been dying in anticipation for the Women’s IPL (WIPL) and the wait seems to be over as the inaugural edition of the event is all set to become a reality next year. It has been reported that the marquee event will be a five-team tournament and is expected to commence in March 2023.

It will be interesting to see who will lead the teams in WIPL 2023. Let us look at the players who can possibly be picked as captains:

5. Deepti Sharma

Deepti Sharma has been one of the top all-rounders in the Indian circuit. Talking about the shortest format, the 25-year-old has played 77 matches and scored 737 runs at a strike rate of 99.19. On the bowling front, she has bagged 81 wickets at an economy rate of 5.88.

The veteran cricketer has also displayed her all round prowess in various T20 leagues around the world. She led her team Velocity to the final of the Women's T20 Challenge 2022 but unfortunately ended up on the losing side as Harmanpreet Kaur's Supernovas won the event.

The ace all-rounder has a wealth of experience in the T20 circuit and has been part of the leadership group in the Indian team. The experience of leading Velocity in the Women’s T20 challenge 2022 will certainly come in handy for the all-rounder. Therefore, she is a great option to marshall the troops in the Women’s IPL.