The WPL (Women's Premier League) Auction on Monday in Mumbai was in many ways the beginning of a new dawn in women's cricket.
Two former Indian stalwarts and captains Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami admitted their contributions as players probably helped set up a stage for the introduction of WPL and will only help players from abroad and India.
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Both Raj and Goswami have been inducted into WPL teams as mentors given both retired from all forms of cricket recently. While Mithali Raj is with Gujarat Giants, Goswami has joined Mumbai Indians as bowling coach & mentor.
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