Retention of domestic talent
In IPL, if the international stars are the match winners, it’s often domestic players who are the show stoppers. Indeed, the excellent quality of the domestic talent in a team is always a reflection of the standard of cricket in the country.
In the women’s domestic T20s, champions Railways were almost upset by Goa in the T20 Super Leagues. While this is a good sign for domestic cricket, for a women’s IPL to be successful, the standard of domestic cricket at present must rise further and to make this happening, BCCI must start a tournament like a corporate trophy for women, similar to the one that is played by men. This will give companies (apart from the Railways) reasons to hand jobs to talented players, and come up with cricket as a more viable career option in the long run. Not only that, it will also increase the number of matches played by women in the season.