Meet all 3 women who are part of IPL teams' support staff for 2023 season

The much-anticipated 16^th season of the Indian T20 League is set to start in the early months of 2023.  The recent efforts from the Indian Cricket Board have come like revolutionary ones for the participation of women in the Indian cricketing scenario. The increasing number of women’s cricket tournaments has also worked a lot in the same regard.

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Other than this, women’s involvement in cricket has also increased in other forms as well. The cricket administrative authorities have introduced women officials in the matches of the renowned T20 cricket leagues. For an instance, they were the female umpires who officiated the games of men’s Legends League Cricket.

Apart from all this, the social media section of the Indian cricket Board also includes a few female working staff.

With said that, here we’ll have a look at three female support staff who will be there in the Indian T20 League in either of the roles for the different franchise teams.

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Navnita Gautam, Bangalore’s Massage Therapist

Canada-born professional Athletic Therapist joined the Bangalore franchise of the Indian T20 League almost three and a half years back in the year 2019. It was the time when Navnita happened to be the only female support staff in the entire Bangalore team management. Later on, she also cleared that she hadn’t any sort of alarming thoughts about it.

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"Absolutely not. It’s like having 20 brothers around at all times. Slowly but surely, the transition is happening. I believe that as long as the players and support staff trust your work, gender shouldn’t be an issue as we are all healthcare professionals," said the former support staff member of the Netherlands’ national cricket team.

Prior to the Indian T20 League, Navnita Gautam had also been a part of Toronto Nationals, a team of Global T20 in Canada followed by short tenure with the Basketball team of Indian women.

Dr. Harini Priyadarshini, Bangalore’s Doctor

Another female support staff who would be seen in the Bangalore team management during the upcoming season of the Indian T20 League is Dr, Harini Priyadarshini. Notably, all the participating teams hire a doctor to be always there with the team. Dr. Priyadarshini is serving in the same position in the Bangalore dugout.

The 30-year-old South India-based doctor will be an addition to the list of women who will be a part of the 16^th edition of the cash-rich Indian T20 tournament.

Kinita Kadakia Patel

The Mumbai-based celebrity nutritionist Kinita Kadakia Patel is working for the five-time Indian T20 League champions Mumbai for some course of time. She has helped many players to take their fitness to the maximum extent of ideal standards. Other than his stint with Mumbai, Kinita has also delivered her services to Vishal Mane, an Indian Kabaddi Star.

Patel’s efforts played a vital role in the miraculous transformation of Vishal Mane from an overweight individual to a fit athlete. Notably, she is a big fan of Indian sports. She never fails to share all updates and her interests in sports across the various social media platforms.