: WPL: Mumbai Indians kick off camp ahead of the inaugural season #IndiaNEWS #Sports Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Mumbai Indians on Saturday began their camp for the inaugural season of the Womens Premier

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Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Mumbai Indians on Saturday began their camp for the inaugural season of the Womens Premier League (WPL), here.
The team started their first practice session under the watchful eyes of the coaching team.
Its been brilliant. Its been great to get the team out here. Obviously, our own venue and to see the players, its been brilliant for me. Heard a lot about these players and to finally get them into the nets and watch them in action its been fantastic, said Charlotte Edwards, head Coach, Mumbai Indians.
Apart from Edwards, Mumbais support staff for the WPL comprises, Jhulan Goswami (team mentor and bowling coach), Devieka Palshikar (batting coach) and Lydia Greenway (fielding coach), while Trupti Chandgadkar Bhattacharya is the team manager.
Amongst the biggest names in the Mumbai Indians team are India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, England vice-captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and Indias fast-bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar alongside New Zealands leg-spin all-rounder Amelia Kerr and West Indies captain Hayley Matthews.
Through Indiawin Sports Pvt. Ltd, Reliance Industries, who own five-time champion team Mumbai Indians in the IPL, MI Cape Town in SA20 and MI Emirates in ILT20, won the rights to operate a WPL team through the second-highest bid of INR 912.99 crores.
Mumbai Indians will play their first match against Gujarat Giants on March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
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