Poonam Yadav would love to play for Chennai Super Kings if women’s IPL comes to fruition
Poonam Yadav, the India Women legspinner, would love to represent the IPL side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) if given a chance to play in a women’s Indian Premier League.
Replying to a question from a fan on Twitter, Poonam said: “Given a chance, would love to roll my arm over for Chennai Super Kings”.
Given a chance, would love to roll my arm over for @ChennaiIPL ❤️#AskPY #WomensIPL https://t.co/YeyZ5h2s9R
— Poonam Yadav (@poonam_yadav24) March 22, 2020
CSK, for their part, would be happy to welcome the 28-year-old to their family. “Lionesses are the real hunters!” they wrote on Twitter, in reply to Poonam. “Vaa vaa Manjal malarey!” (come, come, yellow flower).
Poonam was India’s highest wicket-taker, and second overall, behind Australia’s Megan Schutt in the recently-concluded Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia, with 10 wickets, including a four-wicket haul against Australia in the tournament opener.
Lionesses are the real hunters! Vaa vaa Manjal malarey! ??? https://t.co/s8rXupVm3Z
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 22, 2020
The Women’s T20 challenge, which was scheduled to run alongside the knockouts of the men’s IPL, had a total of seven matches scheduled to take place at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium, with four teams competing for the title.
The tournament was first introduced in 2018, featuring a one-off match between Supernovas and Trailblazers in Mumbai, before a third team, Velocity, was added to the fray last year.