The key player details for the auction of the second Women’s Premier League (WPL) season are out. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Saturday that 165 players have registered for the WPL auction. The list includes 104 Indian and 61 overseas players, of which 15 cricketers are from associate nations. The auction for WPL's 2024 season will be held on December 9 in Mumbai.?(Cricket News)
Women’s Premier League 2024 Auction: 165 Players Register; Gujarat Titans Possess Biggest Salary Cap
West Indies’ Deandra Dottin and Australia’s Kim Garth are the only two players to have set themselves at the highest base price of INR 50 lakh for the Women’s Premier League 2024 auction, which will be held on December 9, 2023 in Mumbai
In all, 30 spots are available with the five WPL franchises, with nine slots left for overseas players. A total of 60 players, including 21 overseas cricketers, have been retained across the five teams and 29 others have been released from their squads.
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West Indies’ Deandra Dottin and Australia’s Kim Garth are the only two players to have set themselves at the highest base price of INR 50 lakh.
Gujarat Giants will head into the WPL 2024 auction with the biggest salary cap available at INR 5.95 crore, while defending champions Mumbai Indians will have the smallest purse (2.1 crore) at their disposal amongst the five teams.
After a successful first season, the WPL is all set to return and could take place in February-March 2024 ahead of the Men's Indian Premier League. A?Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians had won the first season of the WPL by beating Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the final in March 2023 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
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