"They Can Play Horses For Courses": Ex-India Batter Backs Smriti Mandhana's RCB Ahead Of WPL 2024

The second edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) is just around the corner and the excitement among the fans is increasing with every passing day. The first edition of this T20 league turned out to be a huge milestone in women's cricket as it encouraged many girls to pursue the sport all over the world. Years of hard work has been put in to make WPL a reality, especially in a country which is dominated by men's cricket. The long wait finally came to an end in 2023 with the first season taking place in Mumbai.

Talking about the success of the first edition and the response of the fans, former India batter Anjum Chopra, who is also a WPL expert with Sports18 and JioCinema, stated that she was totally overwhelmed with the way the previous season was received by the audience.

"I think the first edition was very nicely received, appreciated, especially in Mumbai and all those people who follow cricket on the app, television, it was very nicely absorbed. The fact that people follow women's cricket, the crowd coming in. So, in totality, no one knew that how successful the product will come out to be at the beginning but the towards, we all got our answers," Anjum Chopra told NDTV.

The first season was entirely hosted in Mumbai. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians bagged the inaugural title after defeating Delhi Capitals in the summit clash by seven wickets.

Anjum stated that the Mumbai Indians will once again start as the favourites but also named Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bangalore as one of top contenders.

"Mumbai Indians will clearly start as the favourites for the simple reason that they are the defending champions. They know how to win matches. In totality, as a franchise, the kind of management and the