277 gamers to go underneath the hammer in WPL public sale

A complete of 277 cricketers will vie for 73 obtainable slots when the public sale for the fourth version of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) takes place on the JW Marriott Hotel right here on November 27 (Thursday).

The public sale checklist consists of 194 Indians, comprising 52 capped and 142 uncapped gamers, who will go underneath the hammer for 50 slots. Among the abroad picks who can fill the 23 remaining slots, there are 66 capped and 17 uncapped gamers.

In all, 19 gamers are getting in with a base worth of ₹50 lakh. Among the six Indians within the highest worth class are Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Uma Chetry, Pratika Rawal and Pooja Vastrakar. Besides Pooja, the remainder had been a part of India’s ODI World Cup winning-squad earlier this month.

Deepti gained the Player-of-the-Series award on the World Cup, ending as the very best wicket-taker (22 scalps) together with her off-breaks together with 215 runs within the middle-order. In the ultimate in opposition to South Africa, the 28-year-old scored a run-a-ball 58 and claimed 5 for 39 as India sealed a 52-run victory.

Having been launched by UP Warriorz, Deepti will hope to draw a bidding struggle for her companies.

The abroad stars beginning on the base worth of ₹50 lakh embody the likes of Alyssa Healy, Sophie Devine, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning and Phoebe Litchfield.

Left-handed opener Litchfield performed only a cameo function for Gujarat Giants within the earlier two editions. But having blazed her solution to a elegant century in opposition to India within the semifinal of the World Cup, the 22-year-old is more likely to be a lot wanted.

Andhra’s left-arm spinner Sree Charani, who’s getting into the public sale at a base worth of ₹30 lakh, might additionally spark appreciable curiosity. She featured in simply two video games for Delhi Capitals final season, however the 21-year-old has since gone on to determine herself as a key member of India’s ODI set-up.