Former Indian cricketer Anjum Chopra expressed disappointment over the selection of international gamers as captains in WPL 2023. As many as three of the 5 groups within the marquee league named non-Indian captains, all of whom are Australians. WPL’s most costly franchise Gujarat Giants named Beth Mooney as their captain, whereas Alyssa Healy was bestowed with the coveted position by UP Warriorz. Alternatively, Delhi Capitals determined to go along with the plain alternative of Meg Lanning, who not too long ago led Australia to their sixth T20 World Cup victory.
Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore are the one groups which have named Indian gamers in management roles. Whereas Mumbai went with the expertise of the India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, RCB zeroed in on star opener Smriti Mandhana. Notably, RCB has a minimum of three international gamers of their squad who, at any level of their profession, have captained their nationwide groups. Whereas Sophie Devine has been the everlasting captain of New Zealand since 2020, Dane Van Niekerk and Heather Knight, too, have led the South African and the English cricket groups, respectively, with appreciable success. Regardless of the supply of examined choices inside their ranks, RCB determined to go along with a quite novice captain in Smriti Mandhana.
Commenting on this, Chopra mentioned that because the league was happening in India, due to this fact Indian gamers could be extra accustomed to the enjoying situations and would thus have been higher captaincy decisions.
“I did not like that many of the groups have opted for international gamers as captains as a result of it is an Indian league and can be performed in Indian situations, so Indian gamers ought to have been captains if they’ve capabilities,” she mentioned in a digital interplay. .
The previous skipper appeared notably upset with Deepti Sharma being missed by her franchise for the captaincy position. She mentioned that with the backing of management expertise in final 12 months’s Ladies’s T20 Problem, Deepti ought to have been given the reins of the UP staff for the upcoming match.
“I believed Deepti Sharma ought to have been made the captain as she led within the final Ladies’s T20 Problem,” she mentioned.
Deepti Sharma, nonetheless, was named Healy’s deputy by UP Warriorz.
Australian gamers are world champions they usually have management expertise: Chopra
Anjum Chopra, nonetheless, did not try to take something away from the Australians and acknowledged their management talents. Citing their current success within the T20 World Cup, Chopra mentioned that the Australians are ‘world champions’ and have management expertise of their quiver. She additionally admitted that somebody as younger as Jemimah Rodrigues can, due to this fact, by no means overtake Australia’s profitable captain Meg Lanning to be named the skipper when enjoying for a similar staff.
“I utterly agree with their (Australian gamers) expertise (on the worldwide stage), and so Jemimah Rodrigues cannot develop into a captain forward of Meg Lanning in the identical staff (Delhi Capitals). If I have a look at the large image, the Indian gamers haven’t got a lot captaincy potential like Australian gamers,” she mentioned.
