WPL Mumbai Indians – https://bhartiyanews24x7.com

[ad_1] Leader: Keerthana is the first current TNCA player to get a WPL contract. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It was a momentous occasion for Tamil Nadu cricketer S.B. Keerthana on Saturday as she bagged her first Women’s Premier League contract when Mumbai Indians shelled out Rs. 10 lakh for her at the player auction in Mumbai.The 23-year-old leg-spinner has been in good form after taking 12 wickets for TN in the recently concluded senior women’s T20 tournament. “It feels good to be part of a competition like the WPL. It is one of the biggest platforms for women’s cricket, and to be part of a team like Mumbai Indians is great,” said Keerthana in a chat with The Hindu.“I attended the trials for MI this year and did well. So I was quietly confident, but until you get it, you are ...

[ad_1] Mumbai Indians spinner Saika Ishaque recalled her first meet with her team’s bowling coach Jhulan Goswami when she was a budding cricketer and said in jest that she did not even reach her knee. In a video shared on the MI Twitter handle, Ishaque said, “The first time I met Jhulan Di, I didn’t even reach up to her knee. I have known her since I was that young. Jhulan Di’s support means the world to me.” Recalling her chat with Goswami, the left-arm spinner said, “I have been playing cricket since I was a kid with the boys. What we call ‘Gullyy Cricket’… Back then, I didn’t imagine girls playing cricket (formally). My father’s friend noticed that I play well… He made me join the club. There I met Jhulan Di (Juhlan Goswami). I was mesmerized the first time I saw her, and Jhulan Di ev...

Tag: WPL Mumbai Indians

WPL Auction 2024 | I was quietly confident as I did well in the Mumbai Indians trials: S.B. Keerthana

‘The first time I met Jhulan Di I didn’t even reach up to her knee’: Saika Ishaque