Coach Jonathan Batty says Meg Lanning is excited to lead the Delhi Capitals in the WPL. Meg Lanning will captain the Delhi Capitals in the second Women’s Premier League (WPL), and coach Jonathan Batty has confirmed that she is involved in the team’s preparation for the auction. Lanning scored 345 runs at a strike rate of 139.11 in nine innings, to lead all run scorers in the first WPL.
Lanning abruptly announced his 31-year-old retirement from international cricket exactly one month ago. “Meg and I have been speaking frequently. We also played together for the Melbourne Stars in the WBBL. Batty stated, “She is very excited to return and lead the team in the second edition.
The Capitals placed second in the regular season, and Batty believes that now that they have a mostly settled roster, they will aim to improve even further in the upcoming campaign. “We had fantastic cricket throughout the competition, but in the end, we couldn’t win. In the second season, we would like to finish everything off,” he remarked.
Jasia Akhtar, Aparna Mondal, and USA fast bowler Tara Norris—who took the first wicket in the WPL—have all been released by the Delhi Capitals. For the auction, they have Rs 2.25 crore in their purse.
We’ve held a few training camps in the off-season, which our local domestic players who weren’t playing international cricket attended. We also brought along some of India’s top local talent. As part of our scouting process, we have set the standard for all domestic players to follow,” he stated.
“Our goal is to increase the squad’s level of danger, and we have a solid core group. That has been the only topic of our conversations,” he continued.
More reachable
At Caterham School in Surrey, Batty teaches geography and oversees cricket. She believes that increasing accessibility to women’s cricket will help close the enormous gap between the two sports.
Simply make it available to the public. In the UK, it has operated in this manner. Show it on a network television station. People will be interested in the games and come to watch them.
To close the gap between men’s and women’s cricket, you need to get spectators into the stadium, he stated.
