India, Jan. 9 -- The fourth edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) is here. The first three seasons managed to grab a few eyeballs, but it would be no understatement to predict that the latest edition, which gets underway on Friday, January 9, with the opening match between the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has the potential to be the biggest and grandest of them all. And why shouldn't it? The WPL 2026 is being played on the back of India's maiden World Cup win in November, when Harmanpreet Kaur's India defeated South Africa in the final at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

The competition comes at the right time. It is being played after the 50-over World Cup win, but comes a few months before the T20 ...