INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
High bidding sees ten Indians earn crore-plus dealsMUMBAI: Smriti Mandhana needed to remain of Indias thrilling win over Pakistan in their
Womens T20 World Cup opener because of an injury but her state of mind should have undoubtedly raised on Monday when she emerged as the
leading choice in the inaugural Womens Premier League (WPL) auction held in Mumbai.AS IT HAPPENED: WPL PLAYER AUCTIONThe India vice-captain
was bought for Rs 3.4 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore after a fierce battle with Mumbai Indians
All 15 Indian gamers on the planet Cup team were sold with 10 of them crossing the Rs 1 crore-mark
Australia allrounder Ashleigh Gardner and Englands Nat Sciver-Brunt received the joint second-highest bids at Rs 3.2 crore; bought by
Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians respectively.Allrounder Deepti Sharma got the 2nd greatest quote for an Indian player with UP Warriorz
buying her for Rs 2.6 crore
She was followed by Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs 2.2 cr to DC), Shafali Verma (Rs 2cr to DC), Richa Ghosh (Rs 1.9 cr to RCB), Pooja Vastrakar (Rs
1.9 cr to MI), Harmanpreet Kaur (Rs 1.8 cr to MI), Yastika Bhatia (Rs 1.5 cr to MI), Renuka Thakur (Rs 1.5 cr to RCB) and Devika Vaidya (Rs
Of the leading 10 overall buys, 6 were Indians.Second player up for grabs was India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur with Mumbai Indians, Delhi
Capitals, RCB and Warriorz bidding for her at various stages however it stopped at Rs 1.8 crore in favour of MI
It was anticipated that Harmanpreet would bring similar, if not a greater, bid compared to Mandhana however such are the auction dynamics
that in the end she was slotted in seventh place amongst the leading Indian buys.With the league assembled in a short time, the franchises
chose to bring recognized players on board and it caused aggressive bidding in the very first part of the auction.RCB were the early
assailants and they benefited from it by landing 3 of the very first five gamers offered
Mandhana, they purchased New Zealand allrounder Sophie Devine for her base price of Rs 50 lakh and Australian allrounder Ellyse Perry for Rs
1.7 crore.RCB director of cricket Mike Hesson was delighted with the outcome in the early phases
We are extremely delighted to such quality players in the very first group
It was a dream outcome for us, stated the New Zealander.DC, who bid for Harmanpreet, Perry, Sophie Ecclestone and Sharma in the opening
exchanges didnt stress when they failed to land their target
But that did help them in the end when their very first two buys were the future of Indian cricket-- Rodrigues and Verma
They were followed by Australian skipper Meg Lanning for just Rs 1.1 crore which can be thought about a take
The method we approach an auction, we have a celling cost for each gamer
if a gamer is above that, we have to take out
We felt that some of our players went over our estimate of what their value was, said DC owner Parth Jindal.Gujarat Giants coach Mithali
Raj stated: For some its been a dissatisfaction
For some, its a very good choices
Some have opted for greater bids and some lower than anticipated
Thats what this auction is about
You are practically wagering and guessing
Often you get it right, often you dont, stated the previous India skipper.MI went hard too in the opening exchanges however couldnt land
Mandhana or Gardner however they didget Schiver-Brunt, Harmanpreet, Vastrakar and New Zealands Amelia Kerr
MI mentor Jhulan Goswami enjoyed with the team they managed to create in the end
You have to have Plan B, Plan C as well as you dont understand what you are going to get
Whatever we performed today, we enjoy and ecstatic
We have a good mix of overseas and Indian gamers, she said.Among the players who might have fetched more were Australian Perry, Lanning,
wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy, who can be thought about as a steal for Warriorz at just Rs 70 lakh.Nine players, including Verma and
Ghosh, from the Womens Under-19 T20 World Cup team were chosen during the auction.
