IPL Chair confirms no immediate plans to increase WPL teams | Cricket News

The Women’s Premier League season has been recently concluded. It was the end of the third season with Mumbai Indians winning the second title. The tournament has grown from strength to strength in the last three years however, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed that there are no plans to increase the team any time soon.
“To further strengthen this tournament for the time being, we want to consolidate before we take a call on further addition of any team. There are no immediate plans (to add teams),” Dhumal said as quoted the PTI.
“So, within three editions, WPL has grown phenomenally in terms of traction, for in-stadium attendance. All the broadcast numbers are very, very encouraging. And it has given new impetus to women’s cricket worldwide,” Dhumal added. “So, we are hoping this continues to grow. And this augurs very well for not only the tournament but women’s cricket in general,” he added
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WPL has not yet been played in home and away format, like it is the case with the Indian Premier League. The BCCI combined smaller centres like Baroda and Lucknow with Mumbai and Bengaluru to host the latest edition that ended on March 15.
The BCCI had mopped up Rs 4670 crore from the sale of five teams representing Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, UP and Gujarat.
The media rights were sold for Rs 951 crore, making it the second biggest women’s league in the world before a ball being bowled.
The crowd turnout for majority of the games was decent this season. Though the main goal of the league is to promote the women’s game in India and unearth more talent. The competition has a lot of scope to improve on that front
(With agency inputs)