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The WPL Leveraging Untapped Potential | Mint Explains

The video shows how the Women's Premier League is dominating the world of cricket. It is India's first franchise cricket league for women, with high fees for players and an impressive start. Opening batter Smriti Mandhana has emerged as the most expensive pick, earning a ₹3.4 crore bid from Royal Challengers Bangalore, teenage opener Shafali Verma will play alongside Rodrigues for the Delhi Capitals for ₹2 crore, while national captain Harmanpreet Kaur will turn out for Mumbai Indians for ₹1.8 crore. Although the franchises may not become profitable soon, the WPL has the potential to expand its audience base, build a strong business profile, and deliver significant value to the sports ecosystem. It is soon expected to become the largest women's sporting property in the world.

30 Apr 2023
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Opinion: The peculiar Indian curse of ‘first-class first’

In a country of ungracious losers, there are no second chances and responses to failure are disproportionately passionateOur failures live in closets while our successes bask on Facebook

6 min read19 Jul 2019
Sports

Asian Games: China crowned Arena of Valor champion as esports makes ‘historical’ Asian Games debut

Competitive video gaming, dubbed esports, is appearing for the first time at a major multi-sport event

1 min read27 Aug 2018
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Use U-17 World Cup to secure India’s future as football nation: P.K. Banerjee

Football legend P.K. Banerjee said India should utilize the FIFA U-17 World Cup to secure its future as a footballing nation and urged the players to take the team to the next level

2 min read12 Sep 2017
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The 1983 World Cup final was a miracle. And the numbers agree.

One of the greatest upsets in sporting history was produced on a day when pigs sprouted wings and flew in the sky

13 min read5 Aug 2017
Sports

Hardik Pandya debuts as India bat in Galle against Sri Lanka

All-rounder Hardik Pandya debuts as India opt to bat in the first of the three-test series against hosts Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium

1 min read26 Jul 2017
Sports

It’s official, Ravi Shastri is the new team India coach

The BCCI confirmed that Ravi Shastri has been appointed coach of the Indian cricket team and Zaheer Khan as bowling coach

1 min read12 Jul 2017
Sports

Kumble document: Coach should earn 60% of captain’s fees

Anil Kumble had demanded in his 19-page proposal on restructuring of contracts to the BCCI that the chief coach should earn 60% of the captains' estimated earnings

3 min read23 Jun 2017
Sports

New India cricket team coach should ‘get along’ with Virat Kohli

A BCCI official says even though Virat Kohli has no role in the selection of coach, but a person who will get along with the captain is always good for the team

1 min read23 Jun 2017
Sports

BCCI to invite more applications for coach’s post

BCCI has decided to invite more applications for the post of Indian team's coach to give Cricket Advisory Committee a wide range of options for picking a suitable candidate

1 min read21 Jun 2017
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