In the inaugural edition of the WPL that is set to begin on March 4 in Mumbai, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Mumbai Indians franchise.
At the WPL auction that took place last month, Harmanpreet was not the most expensive player bought by Mumbai but she was expected to lead the side, which featured other top international names such as Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews and Amelia Kerr.
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"As the national captain, she has led the Indian Women's team to some of their most exciting wins," Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani said in a statement.
"And I am sure that with Charlotte [Edwards, head coach] and Jhulan's [Goswami, bowling coach and mentor ] support, she will inspire our MI women's team to play their best cricket, display a sense of pride, and bring even more glory to women in sports."
Harmeenpreet was bought for INR 1.8 crore by Mumbai, the third-most expensive for them after Nat's INR 3.2 crore and Pooja Vastrakar's 1.90 crore. In the last three T20 World Cups, including the final of the 2020 edition in Australia, Harmanpreet has led India to the knockouts.
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Across the world Harmanpreet is the only player, both in men’s and women’s cricket, who has played 150 T20Is, surpassing her Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma, who leads Mumbai Indians in the IPL, second with 148 games to his name. Harmanpreet will join Edwards, Goswami, and batting coach Devika Palshikar in the team management. The squad also includes Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia and Amanjot Kaur as the other international India players.
On March 4, Mumbai will take on Gujarat Giants in the WPL opener at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
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