The Mumbai Indians are an Indian
women's cricket team that compete in the
Women's Premier League (WPL), based in
Mumbai. The team is owned by
Indiawin Sports, who also owns the
men's team. The team is coached by
Charlotte Edwards, with
Jhulan Goswami
Jhulan Nishit Goswami (born 25 November 1982) is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batter. She is one of the fastest (female) bowler of all times and considered one of the greatest bowlers to ...
as their bowling coach and mentor
[Nagraj Gollapudi (2023]
Charlotte Edwards to coach Mumbai's WPL team
CricInfo
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, 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023. and
Devika Palshikar as the batting coach.
Indiawin Sports won the rights to own and operate the Mumbai-based franchise in the Women's Premier League for a sum of . Their squad was assembled at the inaugural WPL player auction in February 2023.
History
In October 2022, the
BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at Cricket centre, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the worl ...
announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023. The tournament was named the
Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month.
Indiawin Sports, the owners of
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League and is the most successful team of the tournament with 5 titles. Founded in 2008, the team is owned by India's biggest conglo ...
in the
Indian Premier League, bought the rights to one of the franchises.
In February 2023,
Charlotte Edwards was announced as head coach of the side. The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with Mumbai Indians signing 18 players for their squad.
Current squad
As per 2023 season.
Players in bold have international caps.
Support Staff
Source: Official website
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
See also
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Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League and is the most successful team of the tournament with 5 titles. Founded in 2008, the team is owned by India's biggest conglo ...
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Sports in Maharashtra
References
External links
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