Women's IPL Would Be Really Good For The Game: Laura Wolvaardt To NDTV

The Women's T20 Challenge is just around the corner as the three-team tournament gets underway on Monday at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Proteas batter Laura Wolvaardt will be representing the Deepti Sharma-led Velocity this season. 2022 has been a great year for the right-handed batter as she showed great form in the Women's World Cup. In a conversation with NDTV, Wolvaardt opened up on her expectations from the upcoming tournament and how a potential Women's IPL can help take the game forward.

"I am very excited to be playing for Velocity in the Women's T20 Challenge. It is a short tournament but I think it will be loads of fun. I am really excited to spend some time with the team and get to know everyone. I am very honoured and privileged to be a part of it. I think the games would be very exciting," Wolvaardt told NDTV.

"Definitely excited to be playing alongside her (Shafali Verma), she is incredibly talented. She is extremely powerful, I am happy to be on her team for a change. I am excited to see how she goes about her business in the nets and in the game. Very excited to play with her," she said, while speaking about the young India opener.

The buzz around the Women's IPL has already started gaining momentum and it seems that the much-anticipated tournament will probably get underway next year once it is ratified at the BCCI's AGM this year.

Talking about Women's IPL, Wolvaardt said: "I think the Women's IPL next year would be incredible. Obviously, it is something a lot of players have been waiting for it for a long time. It would be really good for the game. India are such a strong side and they have put on performances again and again so very excited for them to have their own league and I