The first season of the Women’s Premier League has started in Mumbai. Mandira Bedi hosted the opening ceremony of the tournament. Here, we take a look at how Twitter reacted as Mandira Bedi hosts the opening ceremony of the first season of WPL.
Mandira Beda hosts the opening ceremony of WPL
For the fans of the game who were born in the 90s, Mandira Bedi is arguably the first memory of cricket. Back then, she was a regular on TV and did a fine job of taking the game close to the audience. Apart from her contribution to increasing the popularity of the game, she also served the women’s game by getting involved in various fundraising activities.
For the past decade or so, Mandira was completely disassociated with the game. She was not involved in the game and not many knew of the exact reason. Nevertheless, with her back on the TV screen, the fans would be more excited about the WPL.
WPL 2023 will be a milestone in Indian cricket. The women’s team is in need of quality practice to defeat the likes of Australia and England regularly. They would get that with the WPL. The matches will happen and there would be plenty of scope to play under pressure. The depth of resources in the country would also increase with the WPL. Therefore, the first season would be very important to find success amongst the masses.
Twitter reacts to the return of the veteran presenter to cricket
Many on Twitter were pleasantly surprised to see Mandira Bedi back on TV as a cricket presenter. Many did not expect this as the actress was away from the game for a long time. Hence, there were a lot of happy reactions on social media. We take a look at some of them in the below section:
How fitting that it's Mandira Bedi who is starting proceedings here in the #WPL2023 opening ceremony! Her contribution, fundraising and support to the women's game in the country is so underrated!
AdvertisementA nod to a star! @mandybedi #TATAWPL pic.twitter.com/jCjdyKJPkY
— Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩🏻💻 (@lav_narayanan) March 4, 2023
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Nostalgic moment for many cricket fans 😍#mandirabedi #WPL2023 pic.twitter.com/TwzqaAVljl
Advertisement— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) March 4, 2023
Almost screamed in joy to see her. You CANNOT disassociate Mandira Bedi from cricket in India. Not in 2003, not in 2023. What a star! 🏏 https://t.co/PEhG0Vk6VG
— Sohini M. (@Mittermaniac) March 4, 2023
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Mandira Bedi buddhi nahi hoti kya
Advertisement— 🏏🏏🏏 (@4thUmpire_) March 4, 2023
Mandira Bedi is such a good tv host. All the years of experience just shinning on screen.
— Danish Sait (@DanishSait) March 4, 2023
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Mandira Bedi back on cricket TV era 💗 pic.twitter.com/b8zxQpwGEh
Advertisement— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 4, 2023
Mandira Bedi is the OG legend of WPL and this is fitting https://t.co/puk2evIt29
— Sameer Mohan (@sleepyhead148) March 4, 2023
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Mandira Bedi v other hosts pic.twitter.com/SmaUeSGINi
Advertisement— Mayank (@ImMayankB) March 4, 2023
