WPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore reveal theyre relying on AI to scout players for womens setup
March 2, 2023
Were certainly trying to unearth that talent, not just for this year, but for beyond as well. Were trying to look far beyond just the mainstream tournaments or first class cricket or state cricket. Were trying to look at underage talent, talent from the extremities of the country, people that potentially arent in teams already. The players were looking at might be a year away from actually being part of the RCB. But we can identify them, we can watch them over a period of time and just see how they, how they develop. Thats certainly how we also operate and both the mens and womens program, he added.
WPL will take Indian cricket to an extremely high level: Sawyer
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Meanwhile, Ben Sawyer, the coach of the womens team of Royal Challengers Bangalore, said he believes that WPL has the potential to take Indian cricket to an extremely high level.
In terms of the attention and the publicity around it, its a lot bigger than Ive experienced. RCB themselves and the setup and everything that theyve given the players is absolutely next level. Like theyve left no stone unturned. And I know that as a coach, and as players, theyre extremely appreciative of that. It (WPL) will take Indian cricket to an extremely high level, said Sawyer, an Australian currently in charge of the New Zealand womens cricket team as well.
The inaugural edition of the WPL, featuring five franchises, gets underway from Saturday. RCB will play their first match on March 5 against DelhiCapitals at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai
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