WPL 2023: Captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and costliest participant in inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023) public sale, Smriti Mandhana, has reacted to comparisons with legend Virat Kohli.
Mandhana mentioned she does not like her being in contrast with Virat as what the previous India skipper has achieved in his profession to date, she isn’t even near that. Both Mandhana and Kohli put on quantity 18 jersey for India and franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Mandhana as soon as revealed in an interview {that a} BCCI supervisor advised her to put on jersey quantity 18 since her birthday is on 18th July and that she wasn’t privy to Virat additionally utilizing the quantity 18 jersey.
“I do not just like the form of comparability as a result of what he (Kohli) has achieved is wonderful. I simply hope that I attain that degree, however I’m nowhere close to. What he has achieved for this franchise (Royal Challengers Bangalore), I wish to try to do this,” Mandhana informed reporters.
Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana starrer Bangalore-based franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is but to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) title ever for the reason that cash-rich T20 league got here into existence.
The closest RCB ever obtained to win an IPL title was in the course of the last of IPL 2016 the place they but once more did not elevate the trophy after struggling 8-run defeat vs Kane Williamson’s Sunrisers Hyderabad.
RCB had been off to a poor begin after struggling an embarrassing loss of their first-ever WPL match. Interestingly, RCB’s males’s crew, manner again in 2018, had additionally began their IPL journey with a loss.
Left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana emerged as most costly participant in WPL public sale final month after RCB acquired her for Rs 3 crore 40 lakh.
Mandhana had entered the public sale with a base value of Rs 50 lakh. Mandhana has to date performed 116 T20Is for India, scoring 2802 runs at a median of 27.74 and a strike charge of 123.87, with 22 fifties.