Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced Jio as the Title Sponsor of the 2020 edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge.
The partnership will also have the support of Reliance Foundation Education and Sports For All (RFESA).
“As BCCI grows the game of cricket across all formats, one key area of focus has been to grow the women’s game. We hope the Jio Women’s T20 Challenge will inspire more young girls to take up the sport and give parents the confidence that playing cricket is a great career opportunity for their daughters,” Sourav Ganguly, President, BCCI, said.
Jay Shah, Honorary Secretary, BCCI, said, “We want to support and create concrete ways to grow the pipeline of women talent in Cricket. Our goal with the Women’s T20 Challenge is to build a pathway to a dedicated Women’s’ IPL.”
India’s first woman at the International Olympic Committee and Founder & Chairperson Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani, said, “Indian women cricketers or the have made the country proud with their outstanding achievements in ICC events over the last couple of years. Our aim is to ensure that we offer the best of infrastructure, training and rehab facilities to our girls. Players like Anjum, Mithali, Smriti, Harmanpreet and Poonam are great role models.”
The Women’s T20 Challenge will be played from November 4-9 in Sharjah.
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