Women’s Premier League auction | Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma set to cross ₹1-crore mark
The Hindu
The five teams — Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz — will be bidding for 90 players in a list of 409.
Prolific batters Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and teen sensation Shafali Verma are expected to spark bidding wars when they go under the hammer during the inaugural Women's Premier League auction, in Mumbai on February 13, 2023.
Among the overseas names, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Elysse Perry, Nat Sciver, Megan Schutt and Deandra Dottin are some of the big names expected to enjoy a big pay day.
The five teams — Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz — will be bidding for 90 players in a list of 409.
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With a salary purse of ₹12 crore per team for the first year and a squad size of 18 including six overseas players, at least 20 to 25 of the 60 Indian women set to be picked will command good auction price.
The base prices are set in five brackets with the least being ₹10 lakh and the highest ₹50 lakh. The other brackets are ₹20, 30 and 40 lakh, respectively.
It is expected that members of this current Indian team and those from Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa will be the most sought after players at the auction.
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