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The Women’s Premier League 2025 is all set to start from February 15. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Women are slated to face Gujarat Giants Women in the season opener. It goes without saying that Ellyse Perry was one of the major reasons why the defending champions were able to win their maiden title during the previous edition, as she played an instrumental role behind helping the Bangalore-based franchise get their hands on the title.

Perry is unarguably one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Moreover, she is also one of the most loved female cricketers. Despite not being in the best of form of late, she still managed to win an award during the recently-concluded Australian Cricket Awards – the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) player of the tournament.

During an exclusive interview with Arvind Kalyana Krishnan for CricBlog, Ellyse Perry spoke about the love she gets in India, as well as the support she gets from the fans in Bengaluru. The legendary all-rounder drew light on RCB fans while acknowledging their passion. Perry has a huge fan base in India and one of the most popular female cricketers in India.

Perry also spoke about Shreyanka Patil and her charismatic nature. While stating that she isn’t active on social media, the Aussie did mention the fact that Shreyanka was a “bubbly” character. During the 2024 edition of the WPL, the Indian offie was a part of several reels and videos pertaining to RCB and Perry, which went viral. Besides, Shreyanka is popular for her entertaining shenanigans on social media. Thus, Perry highlighted the same too.

Ellyse Perry interview: You can’t hear anything except the crowd when playing for RCB

Below is the video, audio and transcript of our chat with Ellyse Perry at the Australian Cricket Awards

Arvind Kalyana Krishnan: You have a lot of fans and admirers in India, and whenever you go and play over there, you get a lot of support and love. So what are your feelings towards the fans in India and Bengaluru?

Ellyse Perry: Very fond feelings. Great fan base for RCB. They’re incredibly passionate about the men’s and women’s side and it’s just really nice to….. whenever we play there to know that we’re gonna have a packed crowd and it’s hard to hear anything other than the fans cheering, which is special.

Arvind Kalyana Krishnan: Shreyanka Patil makes a lot of content for Bengaluru. So have you ever managed to see any of that?

Ellyse Perry: (Laughs) No, I don’t really use social media…..But knowing Shreyanka, she’s a great personality, and she’s got a lot of bubbly energy. So not surprised she does a lot of content