Bigger the game, the more big controversies. And It's WPL Women's, Premier League. One of the grand games. It got its 1st controversy on Saturday even before the inauguration. Deandra Dottin was replaced by Gujarat Giants (GG) due to a medical issue, which uncovered that she was completely fit. And that got Gujrat Giants Management under the questions.
The story so far β
Saturday was a historic day as the women made history with the 1st game between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants taking place. The match took place at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai in front of a packed house. One of the biggest controversies happened even before a ball could be bowled.
Gujarat Giants puts out a statement regarding Deandra Dottin β
Just before the first ball could be bowled, there was a huge breaking news which hit the fans. Gujarat Giants announced that West Indian batter Deandra Dottin will not be taking part in the WIPL 2023. It was announced that Kim Garth will replace the veteran West Indian batter.
Dottin comes up with a response β
once the news came out, Dottin like the others was caught unawares and put out a story on her social media. Dottin asked β Get well soon from what if I may asked?β. This left the fans confused.
Mumbai Indians make a fantastic start to the campaign β
Gujarat won the toss and chose to bowl first and made an immediate impact with the wicket of Yastika Bhatia for 1. Tanuja Tanwar had the distinction of becoming the 1st bowler to take a WIPL wicket. Hayley Matthews and Nat Scriver Brunt then added 54 for the 2nd wicket, before Brunt was out to Wareham for 23. Matthews scored 47 off 31 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes before being castled by Gardner.
At the time of writing, Mumbai were 166/4 from 17 overs with Harmanpreet Kaur having been dismissed for 65 off 30 balls.
Twitter reacts β
The entire Dottin situation had the fans confused as they took to Twitter to have their say on the issue. You can read all the tweets below.
I really appreciate all the messages but truth be told Iβm recovering from nothing but the Holy Ghost anointing thank you ππΎ #GodIsGood #GodIsInControl
β Deandra Dottin (@Dottin_5) March 4, 2023
Earlier today, the Gujarat Giants announced that Deandra Dottin had been ruled out of the inaugural Womenβs Premier League because she was βrecovering from a medical situationβ.
β Nic Savage (@nic_savage1) March 4, 2023
Australiaβs Kim Garth was named as her replacement.#WPL2023 #WPL #TATAWPL https://t.co/ZUHca6FHZ4
I hope Gujarat Giants put out a statement today before the game starts giving clarity on Deandra Dottin's "injury".
β Anuj Nitin Prabhu π (@APTalksCricket) March 4, 2023
Imagine her replacement Kim Garth playing today and picking up 2-3 wickets. Disrespectful to an absolute legend in Dottin.
A basic explanation wouldn't hurt. Just come out looking very shady and that's not how a historic tournament (or any tournament) should start before a ball has been bowled. This is utterly disrespectful to Deandra Dottin #WPL2023
β Soorya Sesha (@sooryasesha7) March 4, 2023
I would just say wait for the statement from Gujarat Giants regarding Deandra Dottin. Don't form an opinion before that.
β Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) March 4, 2023
Enjoy the #WPL opener.
Gujarat Giants announced Deandra Dottin injured and picked her replacement.
β VK π (@im_cricket_VK) March 4, 2023
Dottin claims she's fit!
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Gujarat Giants announced Deandra Dottin injured and picked her replacement.
β Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 4, 2023
Dottin claims she's fit!
Seems like Deandra Dottin has been told she's unfit by Gujarat Giants π
β Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) March 4, 2023
Can Deandra Dottin please be treated with the respect she deserves#WPL2023 https://t.co/k01XlbMsUg
β Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) March 4, 2023