8 players who can be the captains if women's IPL gets underway

Modified May 23, 2018 13:33 IST

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#5 Smriti Mandhana

Mandana played for Brisbane Heat in 2016 — Mandhana played for Brisbane Heat in 2016

The 21-year-old is one of the most exciting young talents in world cricket right now. Smriti has played 36 T20I games for India and scored 767 runs. Smriti has a T20I strike rate of 116.21, showing how good she is when it comes to hitting the ball.

She was the only player from India to be named in the ICC Women's Team of the Year for 2016. She also holds the record for the fastest fifty (30 balls) in Women's Twenty20 International. Smriti Mandhana joined Brisbane Heat for the Women's Big Bash League in 2016, becoming only the second Indian player to sign for an overseas T20 franchise. She has all the potential be the captain of India in the future.