{"id":22833,"date":"2023-03-28T14:42:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/28\/charlotte-edwards-after-her-wpl-win-i-want-to-coach-internationally\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T14:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:42:48","slug":"charlotte-edwards-after-her-wpl-win-i-want-to-coach-internationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/28\/charlotte-edwards-after-her-wpl-win-i-want-to-coach-internationally\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Edwards after her WPL win: \u2018I want to coach internationally\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI<\/span><\/span>t\u2019s been the most unbelievable six weeks I have had in cricket,\u201d says Charlotte Edwards, fresh off the plane after the victory with Mumbai Indians<\/a> in the Women\u2019s Premier League final on Sunday and about to head straight into a coaching session with Southern Vipers.<\/span><\/p>\n

This 48-hour turnaround may sound like a comedown after Nat Sciver-Brunt sealed a seven-wicket win against Delhi Capitals at Mumbai\u2019s Brabourne Stadium, but Edwards is buzzing. \u201cI just love it,\u201d she says, before heading to the Ageas Bowl. \u201cMaybe the players will be happy to see me \u2026 maybe not.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Given a record of 62 wins from 78 matches as head coach of Southern Vipers, Southern Brave, Sydney Sixers and Mumbai Indians in recent years, it is fair to assume the former is probably the case. Not content with a glittering playing career \u2013 more than 10,000 international runs and two World Cups \u2013 the 43-year-old is clearly doing plenty right.<\/p>\n

On a personal level, silverware at the end of the inaugural WPL was overdue. Though the Vipers have won the, ahem, Charlotte Edwards Cup and two editions of the 50-over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Edwards\u2019 teams finished runners-up in the Hundred (twice) and, in Australia, the Women\u2019s Big Bash League. But while Dehli rallied from 79 for nine to post a target of 132 and Mumbai lost two early wickets, Sciver-Brunt\u2019s nerveless unbeaten 60 meant this was just a wobble.<\/p>\n

Sciver-Brunt rightly took the plaudits on a dizzying night in Mumbai and Edwards fancies this was an important staging post in the all-rounder\u2019s career after a record \u00a3320,000 deal in the February auction<\/a>. \u201cI sent her a message yesterday saying how well she dealt with the price tag. She was hugely professional, but also really humble,\u201d says Edwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that was a big moment for her, to get her team over the line. England have been close a few times, but to win a tournament with Nat at forefront, I\u2019m nothing but pleased for her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Compiling a squad from scratch at auction was a new experience for Edwards, with Hayley Matthews \u2013 a cut-price \u00a340,000 \u2013 described as \u201cthe best piece of business in the competition\u201d after ending up as the WPL\u2019s leading wicket-taker with 16. Edwards also praises the work of the assistant coaches Jhulan Goswami and Devika Palshikar in identifying the ideal domestic Indian cricketers to play under their captain, Harmanpreet Kaur.<\/p>\n

If there was one player for whom Edwards stuck her neck out it was Issy Wong, despite being overlooked by England for the T20 World Cup that preceded the WPL. Secured for \u00a330,000, the 20-year-old fast bowler lit up the eliminator (semi-final) last Friday when her hat-trick<\/a> scuttled UP Warriorz, sent the Mumbai crowd into a frenzy and soon went viral on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust talking about it gives me goosebumps,\u201d says Edwards. \u201cI sort of knew it would happen. I was just staring at the stumps for that third ball, with the crowd chanting \u2018Wongy, Wongy\u2019. It was one of my top moments in cricket.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBefore the auction I wanted her because if there was one player who would deal with the situation it was Issy Wong. And she delivered. She was born to play in front of that many people. She just has no fear, wants to bowl quickly, entertain and is an X-factor player.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot being in that England squad, I had to tell people at Mumbai she\u2019s going to be good. They watched her in the first warm-up and could see instantly what I had seen. That\u2019s something England may well regret because we\u2019ve seen what she\u2019s done on the biggest stage in India.\u201d<\/p>\n

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