Delhi Capitals name Meg Lanning as captain, Jemimah Rodrigues her deputy for WPL

Australias World Cupwinning skipper Meg Lanning will lead Delhi Capitals DC in the inaugural edition of the Womens Premier League WPL while Indias star batter Jemimah Rodrigues will be her deputy the franchise announced on ThursdayLanning 30 recently captained Australia to their record sixth title win in the T20 Womens World Cup where they beat hosts South Africa in the title clashLanning is the third Australian cricketer to be named captain by WPL teams with Beth Mooney set to skipper Gujarat Giants and Alyssa Healy taking charge of the UP WarriorzIt is a very proud moment for me said Lanning after being named the Delhi Capitals captain during an event in MumbaiFirst to be involved in a franchise like Delhi Capitals and to be named the captain is a huge honour and it is something that l am very much looking forward toLanning has played 132 T20Is for Australia making 3405 runsBringing the team together and gelling and get to know everyone is really important It is about enjoying yourself and getting the best out of yourself she addedAlso Read Womens Premier League 2023 Mandhana to Healy top 5 players to watch out forLanning arrived in the city on Thursday morning ahead of the tournaments start on SaturdayDelhi Capitals had their first training session on Monday with their coach and players reaching Mumbai iquest host city of the first WPL iquest just a few days ahead of the tournamentThey play their first match on Sunday when they take on the Smriti Madhanaled Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB at the Brabourne StadiumJemimah played an important part in Indias campaign which ended with semifinal defeat against AustraliaTalking about her role as the vicecaptain of the Delhi side the 22yearold Indian batter said I am going to make the most of it She Meg is one of the greatest leaders we have ever seenAlso Read WPL Mandhana to Shafali top 5 Indians who could finish atop runscoring chartsIndia opener Shafali Verma is also part of the Capitals squadDelhi Capitals will be coached by twotime title winner in The Hundred Jonathan Batty while former England head coach Lisa Keightley and ex India player and selector Hemlata Kala are assistant coachesBiju George who in the past worked with the India Womens team has been named the fielding coachThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever