Ahead of the much-awaited Women’s Premier League, Women’s Royal Challengers Bangalore have appointed Tennis legend Sania Mirza as the team’s mentor for WPL 2023 season.
Sania Mirza Named As Mentor Of Women’s RCB Team
Diageo bags the rights to own the Bengaluru-based Women’s Premier League team for INR 901 Cr. BCCI has received INR 4669.99 crores in the Women’s Premier League team Auction.
As per WPL 2023 schedule, the first match will be played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants on March 4 with the final match on March 26.
On the appointment of Sania Mirza as mentor, Rajesh V Menon, Head and Vice President of Royal Challengers Bangalore, said, “We are glad and honoured to welcome Sania Mirza as mentor of the RCB women’s team.
She is the perfect role model with her success stemming out of her sheer hard work, passion, and determination, despite many challenges in her playing career.
Sania is someone our young generation looks up to and she can motivate, and encourage our team as she herself has been an uber-competitive player who understands how to overcome challenges and handle pressure in various situations at the highest level of sports.
Her stature and gravitas as well as her attitude will inspire and bring the much-needed panache to transform the team with a Bold Personality.”
On her new role as RCB women’s team mentor, Sania Mirza, who has been honoured with Padma Bhushan, Arjuna Award and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, said, “It is a pleasure for me to join the RCB women’s team as a mentor.
Indian women’s cricket has seen a tectonic shift with the Women’s Premier League, and I am really looking forward to being a part of this revolutionary pitch. RCB and its brand philosophy perfectly resonate with my vision and outlook as that’s how I have approached my playing career and it’s also how I see contributing to sports post my retirement.
RCB has been a popular team and a much-followed team in the IPL over the years. I am immensely happy to see them building a team for the Women’s Premier League as it will push women’s sports to new heights in the country, open new doors to women cricketers and help make sports the first career choice for young girls and young parents with a girl child.”
Royal Challengers Bangalore will play their first match of the WPL 2023 against Delhi Capitals on March 5 at Brabourne – CCI.
