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.