The first match of Women’s Premier League 2023 (WPL 2023) is being played between Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants (MI vs GG) at DY Patil Stadium. Captain Beth Mooney won the toss in this match and decided to bowl first. Harmanpreet Kaur and Beth Mooney are faces to face as captains.
At the same time, when the players of both teams reached the ground during the national anthem in this match, an Australian player was seen behaving strangely during the national anthem of India.
WPL 2023: Australian Player Adopted Jana-Gana-Mana
After completing the tossing process in the first match of WPL, the players of both teams reached the ground for the national anthem. All the players, including Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, followed Jana-Gana-Mana in a careful position. But an Australian player, part of the Gujarat Giants team, was seen behaving strangely during this time.
She was seen shaking hands during the national anthem instead of standing in the posture of caution. This is always wrong in the process of the national anthem. Along with this, it is also considered an insult to the tricolour. The video of this act of the Australian player is going viral on social media.
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Jay Shah-Devendra Fadnavis Saw The First Match
Let us tell you that the Indian Cricket Board Secretary, Jay Shah, participated in the opening ceremony of the Women’s Premier League 2023. He came to see the opening ceremony of the Women’s Premier League along with the BCCI President and the entire team and family of the Board. Apart from him, Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also made his presence felt in the first match.
Playing 11 Of Both Teams
Mumbai: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Healy Mathews, Nat Shiver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Dhara Gujjar, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Jitimani Kalita, Issy Wong, Sonam Yadav/Saika Ishaq.
Gujarat: Beth Mooney (c, wk), Sabineni Meghna, Harleen Deol, Ash Gardner, D Hemlata, Kim Garth, Annabel Sutherland, Sneh Rana, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Manasi Joshi, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwar.
