Mithali Raj said an IPL-like event for women will make sense only when the BCCI has a "strong domestic" setup in place.
The Cricket Board is organising exhibition matches for women during the upcoming Indian Premier League's 11th season.
With people starting to look up to the likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali and Jhulan Goswami, the BCCI decided to organise these exhibition matches, which can also lay the groundwork for women's IPL.
Mithali said, "You can feed in any domestic (players) but then there will be a stark difference between an international player and domestic player. It might go against promoting women's cricket. So, I personally believe that when you have strong domestic set-up and churning quality players then giving them an opportunity in IPL makes sense," she said.
Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami, who was sitting alongside Mitahli, agreed with her captain.
"That is absolutely right, the domestic set up needs to be a little more stronger," quipped Jhulan.
Meanwhile, India will be a part of the T20 series involving Australia and England, which begins on Thursday in Mumbai and Mithali said before the World T20, the team needs to get its combinations right.
She said both Australia and England are tough and there are players who have played in the Women's Big Bash League.
Quizzed how would the team address the issue of power-hitting, Mithali said that it needs to pick players and give them specific roles.
(With inputs from PTI)
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