India captain Harmanpreet Kaur says the rearranged Women's T20 Challenge will come as a much-needed boost for the game after the COVID-19 shutdown, though the scheduling clash with the Women's Big Bash League in Australia is not ideal.
Staged on the sidelines of the Indian Premier League, the three-team Challenge looked uncertain this year after the IPL was postponed in March following the novel coronavirus outbreak.The Indian board's decision to stage the IPL in the United Arab Emirates from Sept. 19 means Kaur will taste competitive cricket again in November, though some players including Australia's Alyssa Healy have criticised the scheduling.
"But we have been building something special with women's cricket in recent years, the board has backed us, and it is important for us to carry the momentum going forward," she told Reuters by email after being named brand ambassador for fantasy sports gaming platform WTF Sports. "No, I am sure cricket fans definitely do remember our run to the final in the World Cup earlier this year," said the hard-hitting batter.There could be more international competition on the horizon for Kaur with the board planning series against South Africa and West Indies to help the 50-overs team prepare for next year's World Cup in New Zealand.
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