Overview
- Burman, who holds a 48% stake in Punjab Kings, said Monday in a PTI interview that he would love to own a Women’s Premier League team and cautioned that not investing at launch did not reflect doubt about the women’s game.
- The BCCI has reiterated there are no immediate plans to add teams to the WPL, with IPL chairman Arun Dhumal saying the priority is to strengthen the current format before expanding.
- The WPL remains a five-team competition, and three of those sides are run by existing IPL owners in Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Delhi Capitals.
- Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan has also flagged interest in entering women’s cricket in the coming years, pointing to a wider appetite among IPL franchises.
- Burman credited the league’s fast rise and India’s ODI World Cup win last year for lifting interest and grassroots participation, with next month’s women’s T20 World Cup in England drawing fresh attention to the sport.