The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday, April 11, took to social media to confirm that the women’s national cricket team would be allotted a ‘full-fledged’ support staff. He further added that various positions of the support staff will soon be advertised in order to bolster the unit.
The Women in Blue have relished various different honours in the sport in top-level competitions. The side has won the ACC Asia Cup a record seven times, clinched the silver medal in the Commonwealth Games in 2022, runners up twice in the ODI World Cup and once in the T20 World Cup in 2020.
While the team led by Harmanpreet Kaur is pushing boundaries and creating a benchmark in world cricket, the BCCI too, is leaving no stones unturned to reinforce the management and the setup.
“CWG Silver medallists, Asia Cup champions and finalists at T20 and ODI World Cups, @BCCIWomen (Senior Women) have put in one impressive performance after another. It is imperative that we have dedicated, full-fledged support staff to drive the team forward,” Jay Shah tweeted.
“We will soon issue advertisements for various positions for Team India (Senior Women) support staff. Best coaches will be roped in to help our players realise their full potential and achieve excellence on and off the field. 2/2,” he added.
Domestic season to kickstart in October
Recently, the BCCI saw humongous success with the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) which was held in March in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Numerous exhilarating matches were played between the five teams and saw massive crowd turning up for almost every match.
The BCCI also announced the schedule for the domestic season 2023-24 on Tuesday after much discussion at the Apex Council meeting. The season will begin with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy from October 19, 2023 to November 9, 2023. This will be followed by the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal Trophy, which will be played from November 24, 2023 to December 04, 2023.