WPL 2024 auction 165 players in the pool
2023.12.02
Athapaththu and Dottin are among the 165 participants in the WPL 2024 auction pool.
Veda Krishnamurthy, S Meghana, Meghna Singh, and Devika Vaidya are top capped Indian players in the final pool.
Chamari Athapaththu, Deandra Dottin, and Shabnim Ismail are among the biggest names in a field of 165 players set to go under the hammer in Mumbai on December 9. Veda Krishnamurthy, S Meghana, Meghna Singh, and Devika Vaidya are among the main capped Indian players in the final pool. The five franchises will have a total of 30 spaces to fill, with nine reserved for international players.
With a base price of INR 50 lakh (roughly US$ 60,000), only two players—Australian pacer Kim Garth and West Indies all-rounder Dottin—have listed themselves in the highest bracket. Meanwhile, Sri Lankan captain Athapaththu, who is currently enjoying a fantastic run of form at the bat and is the second-highest run-getter at the WBBL this year, has listed her base price at INR 30 lakh. At the 2023 auction, she failed to sell.
Days before the competition, Dottin was cut from the Gujarat Giants roster after signing a contract for INR 60 lakh ahead of the team’s debut. Dottin openly refuted the Giants’ allegation that she was “recovering from a medical situation” at the time. Garth took Dottin’s position when he was fired before the retention deadline.
With a base price of INR 40 lakh, the England wicketkeeper Amy Jones, the Australian duo of Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham, and Ismail are grouped in the second-highest category. Sutherland and Wareham, like Garth, were selected by the Giants for the first season before being let go. For UP Warriorz, Ismail appeared in just three games, and Jones had not sold.
There are fifteen players from Associate nations in the auction pool, including Tara Norris of the USA and Natthakan Chantham, a batter from Thailand. The Netherlands, Scotland, the United Arab Emirates, and Hong Kong are also represented. The only other Associate player to participate in the WPL’s first season was left-arm seamer Norris. For the Delhi Capitals, she took seven wickets in five games, including the first five-for of the competition.
The Giants, having placed last in the previous season, sold off over half of their team in advance of the next one. They thus have the largest purse (INR 5.95 crore) and the most spots available (ten). Mumbai Indians, the defending champions, had the lowest budget (INR 2.1 crore).
There were 22 games in the first season, which was held in three different locations in Mumbai. The dates for the second season, which is anticipated to take place in February, are now being finalized by the BCCI. Additionally, it’s anticipated that the competition would take place across many cities, Bengaluru and Mumbai being among the main contenders.
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