Sania Mirza To Mentor RCB Women’s Team, Will Help Players Mentally Prepare For Games
She will teach the players how to handle the pressure of the game!
Women’s cricket is scaling up as the Women’s Premiere League has been announced! This tournament will highlight female cricket players from across the world, and make people realise that this is not just a gentleman’s game anymore! The tournament will be played by five teams namely – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, UP Warriorz, and Gujarat Giants! In what comes as a piece of good news for the RCB team, tennis ace, Sania Mirza has been appointed as their mentor! The official Twitter handle of the team announced this along with a short clip of Sania Mirza talking about how she intends to train the players.
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Sania Mirza was introduced as the ‘pioneer’ of women’s sports in India, and a ‘habitual winner’! Talking about her excitement about being on board the RCB team as their mentor, she said that she has been a professional athlete for 20 years. She also said that the pressure that all athletes go through is the same even if the sport they play is different. Sania said that if athletes will not embrace the pressure, they will not be able to excel at it.
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
Sania Mirza is going to help the RCB women’s team in handling the pressures, and the mental aspect of the game. Meaning, she will help the team be mentally ready for any kind of situation that arises on the pitch. She also was very happy with this opportunity being provided to the women’s team as IPL brought wonders to men’s cricket.
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The auction of the players for the WPL teams took place on February 13, 2023. Speaking of the RCB team players, Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive player on board with a Rs 3.4 crore bid. Other members include Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, New Zealand’s Sophie Devine, Australia’s Ellyse Perry, and more.
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There is no doubt that the WPL is going to be super exciting. The tournament will be in a T20 format and held in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
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