Women’s Premier League: Charlotte Edwards appointed head coach of MI WPL side, Jhulan Goswami bowling coach

Mumbai
Indians
last
month
won
the
bid
for
Mumbai’s
team
in
the
Women’s
Premier
League
(WPL),
making
it
the
fourth
franchise
in
its
MI
#OneFamily.

Mumbai
Indians
WPL
coaching
staff

Former
England
Women’s
Team
Captain
and
CBE
Charlotte
Edwards
will
take
on
the
role
of
Head
Coach.

Legendary
India
fast
bowler
Jhulan
Goswami
will
perform
the
dual
duties
of
Team
Mentor
as
well
as
Bowling
Coach.
Former
India
all-rounder
Devieka
Palshikaar
will
be
the
batting
coach
of
the
side.
Trupti
Chandgadkar
Bhattacharya
will
be
the
Team
Manager.

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Following
the
appointment
of
the
coaching
staff
of
the
women’s
franchise,
Mrs
Nita
M.
Ambani,
owner
of
the
team,
said,
“I
am
delighted
to
welcome
Charlotte
Edwards,
Jhulan
Goswami,
and
Devieka
Palshikaar
to
the
MI
#OneFamily.
It
is
wonderful
to
see
more
and
more
women
in
sports,
excelling
not
just
as
players,
but
also
as
coaches,
administrators,
and
support
staff.
This
is
an
exciting
time
for
women’s
sports
in
India.
Our
female
athletes
have
consistently
made
the
nation
proud
on
the
international
stage!
More
power
to
women
as
they
spread
joy
and
cheer
through
the
power
of
sport,
and
inspire
a
whole
new
generation
of
empowered
women!
We
remain
committed
to
supporting
them
in
every
possible
way
to
scale
even
greater
heights!”

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Speaking
about
the
new
coaching
team,
Mrs
Ambani
added,
“I
am
sure
that
under
Charlotte’s
brilliant
leadership
and
with
the
able
support
of
our
bowling
coach
and
mentor
Jhulan
and
our
batting
coach
Devieka,
our
women’s
team
will
build
on
and
carry
forward
MI’s
iconic
legacy.
I
look
forward
to
working
closely
with
our
coaches
and
the
entire
team
on
this
very
exciting
journey
ahead.”

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you
need
to
know
about
MI
WPL
Coaching
Staff

Charlotte
Edwards:
The
former
England
cricketer
is
widely
regarded
as
one
of
women’s
cricket
all-time
greats.
In
a
career
spanning
20
years,
Edwards
has
captained
England
and
led
the
team
to
an
ODI
and
T20I
World
Cup
win.
For
the
past
5
years,
she
has
been
extensively
coaching
teams
across
England
and
Australia.

She
has
been
honoured
with
the
Order
of
the
British
Empire
as
an
MBE
in
2009
and
a
CBE
in
2014
and
has
won
numerous
awards
and
accolades
as
a
player
and
coach.
The
English
women’s
cricket
Twenty20
domestic
competition
organised
by
the
England
and
Wales
Cricket
Board
is
named
the
Charlotte
Edwards
Cup,
and
in
2022,
Charlotte
was
inducted
into
the
ICC
Hall
of
fame.

Jhulan
Goswami:
The
former
India
cricketer
is
a
Padma
Shri
and
Arjuna
Awardee.
Jhulan
is
known
for
her
exceptional
bowling
skills
having
inspired
and
scripted
many
wins
for
India
with
the
ball
and
is
considered
one
of
the
greatest
bowlers
to
ever
play
the
sport.

In
her
career
spanning
20
years,
with
over
350
international
wickets,
she
holds
the
record
of
taking
the
highest
number
of
wickets
in
women’s
ODI
history
and
the
most
wickets
at
the
Women’s
World
Cups.
She
rose
to
number
one
in
the
ICC
Women’s
ODI
bowling
rankings
in
January
2016
and
post
her
retirement
has
been
helping
groom
the
next
generation
of
cricketers
as
a
mentor
of
the
Bengal
Women’s
team.

Devieka
Palshikaar:
The
former
India
all-rounder
played
as
a
right-handed
batter
and
right-arm
leg-break
bowler.
She
was
also
a
player
and
coach
of
the
Assam
Woman’s
team
from
2009
to
2012.
After
her
playing
career,
Palshikaar
was
assistant
coach
of
India
between
2014
and
2016,
and
assistant
coach
of
Bangladesh,
winning
the
2018
Asia
Cup
with
them.

In
India,
she
has
coached
various
Indian
domestic
teams
and
was
head
coach
of
Velocity
for
the
2022
Women’s
T20
Challenge
that
made
it
to
the
finals.

Trupti
Chandgadkar
Bhattacharya:
The
former
cricketer
is
also
a
former
manager
of
the
Indian
Women’s
Cricket
Team
and
former
selector
at
MCA.

The
coaching
team,
comprising
of
these
three
stalwarts,
will
train,
nurture
and
mentor
the
newly
minted
women’s
cricket
team
to
give
it
the
edge
Mumbai
Indians
is
known
for.