The first season of the WPL which is being held currently in Mumbai has been a roaring success as all the matches have seen packed stands and the players have been at their best and the best thing is that the cricket has been top class. This year the WPL was held in Mumbai because the players were coming from a World Cup just days before and the traveling would have been very hard on them.
However, the WPL should go to the home and away format like the IPL is going to do this year and there are several benefits that will arise from them doing this change. The WPL will go to the next level after it goes to the home and away format and most likely it will be from next year. So, let’s take a look at why the WPL should be in the home and away format from 2024.
Wider reach of the WPL
This season the WPL was restricted to Mumbai and 2 stadiums in total and even though the fans in the Stadiums filled almost all the matches, the benefits of doing Matches in 5 different stadiums will be much more. Firstly the reach of the WPL will be more as the local fans from those cities will get the opportunity to see their favorite players play in front of them and they will be able to build a connection with them and more people will get to know all the players. And there will be much more fans in the Stadiums as compared to this year.
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The Players will get to feel the love of the local fans
This is a very important thing in the IPL over the years, all the players get to feel the love of the local fans and then a bond is formed and that stays for life. For example MS Dhoni and Chennai is a bond made over a period of time. Similarly the likes of Smriti Mandhana will get the love of the people of Bangalore when she plays on a regular basis at their stadium. And the overseas players will also get a fan base from those people and the teams will be extra motivated to do better. Imagine the hype at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad when over a lakh people cheer on the Gujarat Giants team.
The Young Players will be groomed better
This season the young players got their first experience of what it feels like to play in front of such massive crowds and they would have learnt a lot but this is only one City of Mumbai. When these same players play in front of the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore in front of 40000+ fans then it will be a whole new experience. And those players who will get to play at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will get to experience something like never before and the atmosphere at the stadium in Ahmedabad will be awe inspiring even for the experienced players in the WPL. The skills of these young players will be tested in high pressure situations and they will have the chance to shine like a diamond.
