T20 Mumbai League: Top buy Ira excited to play at Wankhede — Key Developments

Ira. | Photo Credit: X@BCCI When the auction for the inaugural T20 Mumbai League’s women’s competition got underway, 16-year-old Ira Jadhav was 983 kilometres away at a BCCI U-19 camp. Ira emerged as the top buy, going to Akash Tigers for ₹10 lakh.“I learned my value., When the gavel came down ” Ira told The Hindu., I am so excited for this tournament and about the opportunity to play at a venue like the Wankhede “When the women’s league was declared, we were all very excited.”Sport was always a part of Ira’s life; her mother, Shilpa, was a State-level athlete, while her father, Sachin, played tennis-ball cricket. She joined Dilip Vengsarkar’s Varrock Academy in Pune as a pacer, but when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, training moved to her terrace. New information indicates that, Ira’s father set up nets and bowled to her; she picked up the bat and didn’t look back. According to recent reports, ” she quipped., “I like smashing bowlers over bowling “My father was my first dedicated coach. taught me. and He just watched YouTube videos We are both learning at the same time. I am here because of him.”Ira made a splash last season when she became the first triple centurion in BCCI’s U-19 women’s one-day tournament. New information indicates that, Vinod Kambli studied.“I’ve never worked on my six-hitting abilities as such. and She was later honoured with the Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for the Best Woman Cricketer (Domestic).She is a student of Shardashram Vidyamandir where the likes of Sachin Tendulkar I just picked it up, and it’s becoming my strength., The season after [the camp] New information indicates that, I like stepping out, using my feet. My strengths are in the forward ‘V’, but I want to work on my backward ‘V’ as well.” Published - May 08, 2026 11:54 pm IST