This story is from August 2, 2020

Mithali Raj and Co welcome Sourav Ganguly's announcement on women's IPL

Indian cricketers including ODI captain Mithali Raj on Sunday welcomed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly's announcement that the Women's IPL will take place during the men's league in the UAE.
Mithali Raj and Co welcome Sourav Ganguly's announcement on women's IPL
Poonam Yadav and Mithali Raj (Photo credit: Harry Trump-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
NEW DELHI: Indian cricketers including ODI captain Mithali Raj on Sunday welcomed BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's announcement that the women's IPL will take place during the men's league in the UAE.
The team has not played since the T20 World Cup final since March. Mithali, who only plays ODIs, last played in November.
With the tour of England in cancelled, it seemed the women won't get much game time before the ODI World Cup in February-March.

However, Ganguly's announcement has eased some concerns.
"This is excellent news . Our ODI World Cup campaign to finally kick start . A big thank you to @SGanguly99 @BCCI @JayShah and thank you @BoriaMajumdar for your support to women's cricket," Mithali tweeted.

Senior spinner Poonam Yadav wrote: "Good news! Thank you @SGanguly99 and the BCCI."

The BCCI had received some criticism for cancelling the women team's tour of England at a time when the IPL preparations are on full swing.
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