The inaugural Women’s Premier League auction took place on Monday at Mumbai’s Jio Convention Center, making it a historic day for women’s cricket. The finest players from India and around the world earned some hitherto unseen sums that will revolutionise the sport.
The Indian women’s squad watching it together and supporting one another as their names went up for auction was one of the Women’s Premier League’s most endearing aspects. The Indian squad is currently playing in the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.
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Young batter Harleen Deol was clearly taken aback by the Delhi Capitals’ auction tactics as the Indian squad was watching. In a video that went viral on social media, Deol was seen saying to her teammates during star pacer Renuka Singh’s bidding, “Yeh Delhi wale kiske lie paise bacha rahe hain.”
Not just Harleen, but fans were perplexed by DC’s auction approach as well because the Delhi-based franchise failed to make a purchase during the first two rounds of the bidding war. In other words, they abandoned the entire marquee set without making a single purchase.
Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma, two of the top young Indian players, helped them turn things around in the third set, which involved batters. They also bought Meg Lanning, who will probably be the team’s leader, in addition to the outstanding duo. With victories in the 2014, 2018, and 2020 T20 World Cups as well as the 2022 Cricket World Cup, Lanning is the most successful skipper in history. Additionally, she inspired Australia to win a first-ever gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
On the other hand, the Gujarat Giants paid Rs. 40 lakhs for Harleen. Only the franchise based in Ahmedabad submitted a proposal for her.
