The inaugural edition of the WPL is the beginning of a new era in women’s cricket in India with some of the brightest Indian talents and stars such as Indian cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma – captain of India’s U19 World Cup -winning team, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh joining forces with global cricketing stars such as Alyssa Healy, Deandra Dottin, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Ecclestone and Sophie Devine amongst others.