WPL 2023: Tennis Icon Sania Mirza Named As Royal Challengers Bangalore's Mentor
Updated - 15 Feb 2023, 12:06 PM
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), on Wednesday (February 15), named tennis legend Sania Mirza as their mentor for the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Mirza is one of the most successful women athletes from the country and has been an inspiration to millions because of her unprecedented exploits in tennis.
Sania Mirza, a six-time Grand Slam champion who just announced her retirement from the game, has won the illustrious Padma Bhushan, Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award, and Padma Shri awards.
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Want To Help Next Generation In Believing Themselves: Sania Mirza
The pioneer in Indian sports for women, a youth icon, someone who has played Bold and broken barriers throughout her career, and a champion on and off the field. We are proud to welcome Sania Mirza as the mentor of the RCB women’s cricket team. ?#PlayBold @MirzaSania pic.twitter.com/eMOMU84lsC
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 15, 2023
On Wednesday morning, RCB announced the same on its official social media pages. Upon being chosen as the mentor for the women’s squad, Sania Mirza stated:
“I was a little surprised, but I am really excited because I think that, you know I have been a professional athlete for 20 years which is very depressing sometimes when I think of it because it’s so long. But I feel like my next job, once I retire, is to try and help young women, young girls, believe that you know sport can be one of the first career choices for them.”
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“And for me, the kind of things I went through 30 years ago when I picked up a Tennis racquet to play the sport which was kind of unheard of at that time, I just want to help the next generation in believing in themselves that no matter how many odds are against you, you can achieve your goal if you back yourself,” Sania Mirza added.
The WPL 2023 auction was a huge success for RCB because they were able to recruit some top players to their roster. The RCB team includes veteran Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry, Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, Australian pace wonder Megan Schutt, English and South African skippers Heather Knight and Dane van Niekerk, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, and Indian rising bowler Renuka Thakur.
Full Squad: Smriti Mandhana (3.4 crore), Sophie Devine (50 lakh), Ellyse Perry (1.7 crore), Renuka Singh Thakur (1.5 crore), Richa Ghosh (1.9 crore), Erin Burns (30 lakh), Disha Kasat (10 lakh), Indrani Roy (10 lakh), Shreyanka Patil (10 lakh), Kanika Ahuja (35 lakh), Asha Shobana (10 lakh), Heather Knight (40 lakh), Dane van Niekerk (30 lakh), Preeti Bose (30 lakh), Poonam Khemnar (10 lakh), Komal Zanzad (25 lakh), Megan Schutt (40 Lakh), Sahana Pawar (10 lakh)
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