WPL Will Put Pressure On WBBL: Alyssa Healy
UP Warriorz skipper Alyssa Healy in action (Source: Twitter/@wplt20)
With the Women's Premier League (WPL) becoming the most lucrative female cricket league in only its first edition, Alyssa Healy believes that it will threaten the popularity of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Rs 89.50 crore were splurged in by the five franchises to buy 87 players in the inaugural WPL auction, making the tournament way more opulent as any of its counterparts.
While Healy, who is the skipper of the UP Warriorz, stated that it's not just about the big bucks, it stands to reason that the WPL being the most gainful competition for the players will challenge WBBL, which is supposed to be the numero uno female cricket league.
"The WBBL has been the envy of women’s cricket for eight years now, but there’s no denying the WPL will put pressure on our domestic competition.
"It’s not all about money, but players in the WPL are earning more for a three-week competition than they are playing for their country for 12 months of the year. For the WBBL to keep pace with the WPL and retain its status as the best domestic competition in the world, we need to make sure it’s lucrative and exciting enough for the best players to keep making the trip to Australia,"
The Aussie further said that the WBBL should be made an entertainment entity.
"I feel strongly that the WBBL should be about entertainment: our showpiece competition where fans pack out the hill and watch the best players in the world do battle."
Notably, Healy's Warriorz have a win and a loss each in their account of WPL 2023. The side will collide with Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 10.
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