London, March 26 -- : India ODI skipper Mithali Raj has said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should organise women's Indian Premier League (IPL) by next year even it is on a 'slightly smaller scale' than the men's IPL.
"I personally feel they should start a women's IPL by next year, even if it's on a slightly smaller scale and with some changes in rules, such as, say, have five to six foreign players in the first edition instead of four as is the case with the men's IPL," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Raj as saying.
The cricket governing body had scheduled a four-team contest in this year's Women's T20 Challenge with seven matches compared to last year's four, which were slated to take place parallel to the men's IPL playoffs...