Amol Muzumdar belives WPL is great supply chain for Indian women's cricket

Terming the Women's Premier League (WPL) a "great supply chain" for the national team, India head coach Amol Muzumdar on Thursday said his side is a frontrunner to win the ongoing T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

India begin their campaign with a match against New Zealand here on Friday.

"I think WPL has been a very successful tournament so far in the last couple of editions. You have seen what response WPL has had. Obviously the stats have helped and we have dig into a lot of statistics and we have seen the results," Muzumdar said in the pre-match press conference.

"Some of the players that have come into the Indian squad here at the World Cup, I think are products of WPL as well.

"Of course, not undermining the first-class cricket as well back home, but WPL has given us a strong base to find players," he added.

The coach said he has a "good headache" of having a strong bunch of players.

"That's actually a good headache to have. We do have a lot of talent in the team,