When BCCI made the decision to launch a full-fledged WPL (Women’s Premier League), it was perfect from the start. Whether it be declaring Viacom 18 as the media rights partner for a staggering INR 951 crore. The five different franchisees paid a staggering INR 4669 crore to acquire the teams.
The first round of this competition will be held in Gujarat and Mumbai. Premier League for women will be the landmark moment in T20 cricket as it will provide massive pathway for budding women cricketers to make the most out of it.
| Player | Role | Amount | WPL Team |
| Smriti Mandhana | Batter | INR 3.40 cr | RCB |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | Batter | INR 1.80 cr | MI |
| Ashleigh Gardner | All-Rounder | INR 3.20 cr | Gujarat Giants |
| Ellyse Perry | All-Rounder | INR 1.70 cr | RCB |
| Sophie Ecclestone | All-Rounder | INR 1.80 cr | UP Warriors |
| Deepti Sharma | All-Rounder | INR 2.60 cr | UP Warriors |
| Renuka Singh | Fast bowler | INR 1.50 cr | RCB |
| Natalie Sciver | All-Rounder | INR 3.20 cr | MI |
| Tahlia McGrath | All-Rounder | INR 1.40 cr | UP Warriors |
| Beth Mooney | Batter | INR 2.00 cr | Gujarat Giants |
| Shabnim Ismail | Bowler | INR 1.00 cr | UP Warriors |
| Amelia Kerr | All-Rounder | INR 1.00 cr | MI |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Batter | INR 2.20 cr | Delhi Capitals |
| Meg Lanning | Batter | INR 1.10 cr | Delhi Capitals |
| Shafali Verma | Batter | INR 2.00 cr | Delhi Capitals |
| Pooja Vastrakar | All-rounder | INR 1.90 cr | MI |
| Yastika Bhatia | Wicket keeper-batter | INR 1.50 cr | MI |
| Richa Ghosh | Wicket keeper-batter | INR 1.90 cr | RCB |
| Marizanne Kapp | All-rounder | INR 1.50 cr | Delhi Capitals |
| Devika Vaidya | All-rounder | INR 1.40 CR | UP Warriors |
Different players have been placed at distinct base prizes which will start with 50 lakhs and further it wil go down to 40, 30, 20 and 10 Lakh INR respectively. Every franchise must have done their permutations and combinations to form a complete squad for WPL 2023.
Some of the players who were expected to make it big are certainly on the list where there was a surprise element in terms of some players who couldn’t get opportunity to make it big.
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