'It sure is HISTORIC' - Twitter goes gaga as BCCI announces combined bid valuation of INR 4669.99 crore for Women's Premier League

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) bagged INR 4669.99 crore from the bidding of five teams for the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) on Wednesday (January 25). The BCCI has also revealed the successful bidders and five new franchises for the much-awaited women's cricket league.

Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd won the bid for the Ahmedabad franchise with the biggest bid of INR 1289 crore while Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd got the Mumbai franchise with the second-highest bid of INR 912.99 crore.

Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd secured the Bengaluru franchise for INR 901 crore and JSW GMR Cricket Pvt Ltd won the bid for Delhi for INR 810 crore. Capri Global Holding Pvt Ltd managed to put in a winning bid of INR 757 crore for the Lucknow franchise as the overall sum reached the INR 4669.99 crore mark.

The BCCI secretary Jay Shah also revealed that the women's league will be named as Women's Premier League in his latest Tweet. He added that it is a historic day in cricket and highlighted that the WPL's bidding sum broke the record of the inaugural men's IPL in 2008.

"Today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding for teams of inaugural #WPL broke the records of the inaugural Men's IPL in 2008! Congratulations to the winners as we garnered Rs.4669.99 Cr in total bid," Jay Shah wrote in his Tweet.

The @BCCI has named the league - Women's Premier League (WPL). Let the journey begin....

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 25, 2023

Shah also added that this will be a beginning in women's cricket and it will transform the entire sports fraternity. He said that the WPL will bring reforms that will benefit each and every stakeholder as well.

"This marks the beginning of a revolution in women's cricket and paves the way for a transformative journey ahead not only for our women cricketers but for the entire sports fraternity. The #WPL would bring necessary reforms in women's cricket and would ensure an all-encompassing ecosystem that benefits each and every stakeholder," Jay Shah added.

The BCCI also garnered attention when it announced that Viacom18 has won media rights for the first five seasons for a mammoth number of INR 951 crore. The staggering media rights value and the new franchises' valuation will be a big boost for the development of women's cricket all over the world.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the announcement:

Today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding for teams of inaugural #WPL broke the records of the inaugural Men's IPL in 2008! Congratulations to the winners as we garnered Rs.4669.99 Cr in total bid. This marks the beginning of a revolution in women's cricket and paves the

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 25, 2023

It sure is HISTORIC. The women’s game breaking records already & they haven’t even played a game yet. This is so exciting. Congratulations to @BCCI & all involved. Teams announced: Adani (Ahmedabad) Indiawin (Mumbai), RCB (Bangalore), JSW (Delhi), Capri Global (Lucknow) #WPL https://t.co/q9Q4LRw68c

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) January 25, 2023

I knew I’d undervalued these teams when I said $75m each yesterday… Avg. sale price across the five new @BCCI #WPL teams c.$115m 😳. The women’s sport landscape has well and truly shifted. Forget about momentum, this is stratospheric change. #PayDay https://t.co/93SN6ZNzhy

— Beth Barrett-Wild (@BethWild7) January 25, 2023

Very happy that RCB have got a team in Women's premier league (WPL) despite not having a team in any other franchise league around the world,they could have easily used that reason to take the business decision of not having a team in WPL,happy that they didn't.#CricketTwitter

— Akash Kumar Jha (@Akashkumarjha14) January 25, 2023

It’s amazing to see the #WPL finally come to fruition with such big investment and interest in it as a product. There is a massive market for women’s cricket and it’ll only keep growing. So much excitement!

— Melissa Story (@melissagstory) January 25, 2023

Breaking barriers, making history, and playing bold!

Royal Challengers Bangalore are the proud owners of the Bengaluru Women's Premier League Team 🙌#PlayBold #ItsHerGameToo #WomensIPL pic.twitter.com/swO4EvhZQc

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 25, 2023

Proud to announce that @TheJSWGroup GMR Group and @DelhiCapitals are the proud owners of the Delhi Women’s IPL team. This marks a historic moment for Indian cricket and for the women’s game and we could not be more proud to own the Delhi Capitals WIPL franchise!

— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) January 25, 2023

• Total bid amount for 5 teams - INR 4⃣6️⃣6️⃣9️⃣.9️⃣9️⃣ CR

• Number of bidders for the Bengaluru team - 9⃣

• RCB’s winning bid for the Bengaluru team - INR 9⃣0️⃣1⃣ CR

This is the beginning of a new era. Congratulations to the other winners. See you in the #WPL soon. 😉#PlayBold

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 25, 2023

All great for women's cricket but weird to not see teams from Chennai and Kolkata. Two cities which is cricket mad, and provide packed stadiums.#WPL

— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) January 25, 2023

This is amazing! 👀 👏🏼 how exciting ☺️ #WPL https://t.co/HRbgW7oJYH

— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) January 25, 2023