Women’s Premier League: Deepti Sharma Announced As Vice-Captain Of UP Warriorz | Cricket News

Ace Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma, for whom the Capri Global Holdings Private Limited-owned franchise UP Warriorz broke the financial institution on the Women’s Premier League (WPL) public sale, was introduced because the vice-captain for the inaugural version of the event on Saturday. Hailing from Agra, Deepti was among the many most needed Indian gamers on the Auction. The 25-year-old, who is a vital a part of the Indian girls’s workforce set-up, is likely one of the few gamers from the nation to have turned out in franchise tournaments outdoors India. Deepti, who has bagged 6 wickets in 5 video games on the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup, brings together with her a wealth of expertise and management expertise and is ready to play a big function within the management group.

An outstanding spinner, a reliable batter and a gun fielder, Deepti was a part of Western Storm (Super League), Sydney Thunder (Women’s Big Bash League), Birmingham Phoenix, and London Spirit (each The Hundred) in her stints in franchise cricket outdoors of India. In the 30 video games that Deepti has performed in franchise cricket overseas, she has picked 32 wickets, scoring 394 runs as effectively. In India, in the course of the Women’s T20 Challenge, she has turned out for the Trailblazers and Velocity as effectively.

Deepti, a type of who the Indian captain turns to within the hardest moments, isn’t any stranger to the large event on the planet of cricket and has performed 92 video games in T20Is and is the main wicket-taker for the Indian workforce, with 102 scalps to her identify. While her off-break could cause havoc among the many opposition batters, Deepti is as impactful a batter, having scored near 1,000 runs in T20Is with two half-centuries to her identify.

Deepti, who made her debut in T20Is in 2016, is likely one of the senior-most members of the Indian girls’s workforce, who had been semi-finalists on the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.

“As someone from Uttar Pradesh, I am not only extremely happy to be part of the UP Warriorz team but also delighted to be named the vice-captain for the team. Along with captain Alyssa Healy, and the other senior players, we hope we can make the team function well and play some fantastic cricket. We hope our performances in the WPL can become a source of inspiration for the young women athletes in UP and we are keenly awaiting the start of the tournament,” Deepti stated in a press release.

“Deepti Sharma is one of the most talented Indian cricketers and we are confident that her leadership qualities will shine through and she will be able to have a big impact. The whole state of Uttar Pradesh is going to be watching their favourite daughter, and we are keen to see her succeed in her new role as vice-captain of the UP Warriorz,” stated Rajesh Sharma, Managing Director, Capri Global Holdings Private Limited.

The UP Warriorz aspect, which is coached by England’s Jon Lewis, has Anju Jain because the assistant coach, whereas former Australian cricketers Ashley Noffke is the bowling coach and 4-time World Champion Lisa Sthalekar is the workforce’s mentor.

The Women’s Premier League is ready to be performed in Mumbai from March 4-26, 2023. A complete of twenty-two matches shall be performed with the Brabourne Stadium & DY Patil Stadium enjoying hosts to the marquee event. The UP Warriorz will open their marketing campaign on March 5, with the second recreation of the day once they face the Gujarat Giants on the DY Patil Stadium.

UP Warriorz Squad: Alyssa Healy (Captain), Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh.

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