RCB women’s team captain, Smriti Mandhana, shared her vision for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) during the RCB Innovation Lab’s Leaders Meet India. Expressing excitement about the WPL’s success, Mandhana highlighted the potential impact of transitioning to a multi-city format. At the summit, she remarked, “It would be great to have WPL in the multi-city format. I think that might be the next step and I am sure the people right here would look into it and make it happen.”
Smriti Mandhana, a fervent RCB fan, expressed her desire to play in a multi-city format, emphasizing the opportunity to reach new audiences and expand women’s cricket. She sees it as a progressive step that can take women’s cricket to untapped regions. Ahead of the WPL auction and the second season, Mandhana shared insights into RCB’s preparations and priorities, stating, “We are looking forward to the WPL auctions and hopefully, we get the players who we are looking forward to getting.”
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The RCB Innovation Lab’s Leaders Meet India, according to Mandhana, is a valuable platform to understand the intersection of sports and business, advocating for more frequent interactions between sports icons and business leaders. Reflecting on the growth of women’s sports in India, Smriti Mandhana highlighted the remarkable achievements of women athletes, calling for a separate focus on women’s sports to leverage commercial opportunities.
Addressing the future of women’s cricket, Mandhana emphasized grassroots investment, stating, “The only thing that we could invest in is the grassroots level of women’s sport in general because a lot of interest is developed with the Indian Women’s team or the WPL tournament. Invest more so that we get a lot more women cricketers.”
Mandhana drew inspiration from international women athletes, citing Alex Morgan in women’s FIFA and acknowledging Serena Williams’ monumental achievements in tennis as her sources of motivation.
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