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GUJARAT GIANTS (WPL) In October 2022, the BCCI announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023. The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month. Adani Group, the owners of the Gujarat Giants kabaddi team, bought the rights to one of the franchises. On January 30, 2023, Mithali Raj joined Gujarat Giants as a mentor. In February 2023, Rachael Haynes was announced as head coach of the side. The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on February 13, 2023, with Gujarat Giants signing 18 players for their squad. Its crest has a roaring lioness with the name of the team written in shades of orange in square sans serif italic text with round corners.

WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE The Women's Premier League (WPL), is a women's Twenty20 cricket franchise league in India. It is owned and operated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The first season was played in March 2023 in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, with five franchises taking part. In February 2022, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly announced plans to establish a women's version of the Indian Premier League, the major men's Twenty20 franchise cricket competition in India, replacing the Women's T20 Challenge. This league is informally known as the Women's Indian Premier League; on January 25, 2023, however, the BCCI officially named it the Women's Premier League. The teams playing this league are Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz. Three of the five franchises, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, also have teams in the men's IPL. Its emblem has a woma

BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is registered as a society in Tamil Nadu state under Societies Registration Act. Since its foundation BCCI did not get sanctioned by Government of India and it started as governing body of cricket in India as well as representative of India. BCCI is alleged to use British Raj emblem without prior permission from Government of India and it is an offence under the Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950. BCCI's logo is derived from the British era Star of India. According to Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu, BCCI's logo was designed during British regime in 1928 and it is ninety percent similar to Star of India sign. The logo has a golden star in sky blue background surrounded by a blue circle with golden dotted lines, in which the name is written in golden colour. The circular border has 16 golden flourishes simulating the rays of star. It has colonial origins as the game