New Delhi : Opener Smriti Mandhana got the highest bid on Monday 3.4 crore for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League auction held in Mumbai. Mandhana’s bidding started at the base price 50 lakhs, was eventually sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB and Delhi Capitals were the main contenders in the bidding war.
Deepti Sharma joins 2.6 crore and will represent the Lucknow based team owned by Capri Global Holdings Pvt Ltd. Ltd., UP Warriors. jemimah went to rodrigues 2.2 crores to Delhi Capitals, who also bought Under-19 captain Shafali Verma 2 crores. RCB bought Richa Ghosh 1.9 crores. Other Indian cricketers who were sold at a high bid price included Harmanpreet Kaur ( 1.8 Crore) Mumbai Indians and Renuka Singh ( 1.5 crore) to RCB. Sold to Pooja Vastrakar 1.9 cr to MI.
This year’s five teams are RCB, Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriors and MI.
The highest bid for an international player was made by Mumbai Indians, for which England’s Natalie Sciver was selected 3.2 crores. Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman Beth Mooney bought by Gujarat Giants 2 crores, while Ellyse Perry was bought by RCB 1.7 cr, Tahlia McGrath goes for UP Warriors 1.4 crores.
Of the 1,525 players registered for the auction, 409 made it to the final list, which includes 246 Indians and 163 overseas players. There were also eight players from associate countries. all five teams 12 crores per team for this edition.
Tuhin Mishra, co-founder and managing director of Baseline Ventures, which manages players like Mandhana and U-19 captain Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia and Richa Ghosh, said the auction created history.
“I was certainly hoping this for our girls. The memory is being auctioned 3.4 crore has been a record. He has created history. We were expecting that the auction would be done on the same lines. Richa, Shefali and Yastika all have done a good job. All the talents will not only become household names but will also have immense financial security. This will motivate a lot of girls to join grassroots cricket in a big way,” Mishra said.
Last month, Reliance Industries-owned Viacom18 acquired the media rights for the Women’s Premier League (WPL). 951 crore for five years. Broadcaster is going to pay per match price 7.09 crore during 2023-27. There is also a lot of money riding on the teams.
In its team auction, which was held last month, there is a record The companies had paid Rs 4,669.99 crore to get five franchises for the league.
The companies include Adani Group, Reliance, Diageo India, a joint venture between JSW and GMR, and Indian NBFC company Capri Global.
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