WTL 2023: Top 3 Wicketkeeper-batters to Watch Out for
The Women’s T20 League is all set to start on March 4, 2023. There are five teams in the competition namely, Mumbai, Bengaluru, UP, Lucknow, and Gujarat. The teams were assembled via an auction process and squads can have up to five overseas players in the playing XI if they have an associate player in it as well.
The League matches will be played at the DY Patil Stadium and the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Indian Women’s cricket has finally got a platform of its own and will look to reap the rewards in the long term just like the Women’s Big Bash League.
The Women’s T20 League has got a huge broadcast deal which has been signed by Jio Cinema and is worth 951 crores which will be applicable for a five-year cycle.
In this article, we take a look at three wicketkeeper batters who could take the Indian T20 League by storm:
3. Richa Ghosh
Richa Ghosh has been making waves ever since she stepped onto the scene in Women’s cricket. She has played 35 T20Is for India and scored 563 runs at a strike rate of 133.41. The wicketkeeper batter is seen as the next finisher for India because of her big-hitting abilities. In 17 ODI matches, she has scored 311 runs at a strike rate of 84.97. Ghosh will represent the Bengaluru franchise and was picked at 1.90 crores INR.
