WPL 2023 LIVE: Harmanpreet Kaur is prepared for her next challenge: leading Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League’s inaugural season. She is the first captain to ever lead India to 50 victories in T20Is. And Harmanpreet is taking inspiration from MI men’s counterpart Rohit Sharma to play the aggressive brand of cricket in WPL. Kaur added that MI Women’s Team will follow the MI men’s legacy in the upcoming WPL. Follow Women Premier League 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Both as a player and as a captain, Harmanpreet has enjoyed great success in the T20 format. She is the only Indian female cricketer to reach a century in the format. In each of her first three World Cups as captain, she became the first Indian captain to guide her squad to the knockout rounds.
WPL 2023 LIVE: Harmanpreet Kaur ‘will follow Rohit Sharma’s legacy of Aggresive Cricket’, WATCH as Mumbai Indians skipper REVEALS Blueprint for Women’s Premier League 2023
Harmanpreet, who is well-known for her strong leadership style and who guided India to a historic silver medal finish at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, intends to maintain her aggressive and bold leadership style while serving as the captain of the Mumbai Indians.
“When you show that aggression, the opposition is always under pressure. For me, it is very important that I support each and every player from my team and play aggressive cricket,” she said, when asked about her preferred style of captaincy.
While Harmanpreet is renowned for her bravery, she will be teaming up with Mumbai Indians’ head coach Charlotte Edwards, one of the sport’s most collected leaders. She will also be working with Jhulan Goswami, the bowling coach and team mentor under whom she earned her India debut.
Harmanpreet expressed her excitement about the collaboration, saying, “I feel lucky that I’m going to be working again with Jhulu di, and Charlotte is someone who did really well for English cricket. I have heard that she’s very, very calm and a very good coach. I’m sure I will learn a lot of things from her.”
WPL 2023 LIVE: Harmanpreet Kaur ‘will follow Rohit Sharma’s legacy of Aggresive Cricket’, WATCH as Mumbai Indians skipper REVEALS Blueprint for Women’s Premier League 2023
She will look to draw inspiration from Rohit Sharma, who has led Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles. “I think it is a great achievement. I’m really looking forward to being a part of this team. I have seen Rohit (Sharma) doing so well for this team for so many years. I’ve gotten this opportunity to be a part of MI and I will also give my 100 per cent. The women’s team will also do well like the men’s team.”
Harmanpreet now wants to follow the same legacy and aims to “keep the winning momentum like Rohit’s team and play the aggressive cricket they were playing”.
With the Mumbai Indians comprising several uncapped players as well, Harmanpreet spoke about the importance of backing the players and giving them the freedom to play naturally. “The most important thing is to just go out there and enjoy. This is a great moment for all women cricketers. We just want to try and win all the matches for Mumbai Indians.”
She also had a special message for the MI Paltan, Mumbai Indians’ fan army, before signing off. “We have gotten so much response from the Mumbai Indians fans. I hope we keep getting the same support from the fans and I hope to see many fans in the stadium.”
WPL 2023 LIVE: Harmanpreet Kaur ‘will follow Rohit Sharma’s legacy of Aggresive Cricket’, WATCH as Mumbai Indians skipper REVEALS Blueprint for Women’s Premier League 2023
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