Skipper of Young Indian women’s cricket team Mithali Raj, who led the team in Test and ODI format. She has made it clear that the time is not ripe for the conducting of an IPL in India for women cricketers, citing the missing group of quality players presently.

Skipper Mithali Raj on Tuesday said “I think it’s important to have a pool of quality players who would be qualified to play the IPL kind of league. India ‘A’ itself needs quality players. Once we have so many players, it would be wise enough to think of an IPL-like league. There is a big difference between an international player and a domestic player and presently may go against promoting women’s cricket,” she said while interacting with the media at the Cricket Centre.

In fact, two Indian women’s Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana had signed with the Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat, respectively in Australia's Big Bash League during the 2016-17 season. Even before the World Cup in 2017. Next in line came Veda Krishnamurthy, who joined the Hobart Hurricanes for the 2017-18 season. The India Women's team will start a T20 tri-series at home against Australia and England from March 22, with the first match between India and Australia. The tournament will be two round-robin stages before the final on March 31, with all matches to be played in Mumbai.