WCPL a great experience for Indian Women Cricketers who come to play: Jhulan Goswami

Q. We're seeing a lot of the Indian players participate in the Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Jemimah Rodrigues played for TKR in the past, Yastika Bhatia is with us this year, Shikha Pandey has been with us for many years now... How important is it for their experience - getting to know the conditions around the Caribbean, which is very different from India?

Jhulan Goswami: "As a cricketer, when you go out from your comfort zone and play the game, that's always going to give you a lot of experience. It will definitely help you in the future. That's why the Indian girls, whenever they are getting this kind of opportunity, they love to come here and play. Because at the end of the day, you are playing good quality, competitive cricket. WCPL is growing day by day. This year we have added one more team, so you can feel that competition around the group.

It's a good for our girls that they're coming out from their comfort zone and playing this kind of tournament. In India, we will get so many things whenever you ask, but here you have to do a lot on your own. That's a good thing for our girls. When they come here and take that experience, they can be very good decision makers in the future."

TKR Women, who had won the inaugural edition of the WCPL in 2022, will be taking on Guyana Amazon Warriors Women in the Final of the 2026 WCPL on Thursday (2 PM AST/11:30 PM India) at Kensington Oval.