Who is 22 year old Simran? On which the franchise looted the treasure in WPL 2025 auction, became the most expensive cricketer

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New Delhi. The franchise spent its entire treasury on Simran Shaikh in the WPL 2025 auction. She was the most expensive player in the WPL 2025 auction. She was bought by Gujarat Giants with a huge bid of Rs 1.90 crore. Simran, who was making a name for herself in cricket after coming out of the slums of Dharavi in ​​Mumbai, was joined by UP Warriors last year. Simran recently scored runs at a strike rate of more than 200 in the Women’s Challenger Trophy. After failing in 10th, Simran left her studies. After this she focused on cricket. 22-year-old Simran Shaikh was signed by UP Warriors in IPL 2023 for Rs 10 lakh. He is an all-rounder.

Simran Sheikh had entered this auction with a base price of Rs 10 lakh. He got 19 times more than the base price. Gujarat Giants strengthened their all-round department by buying West Indies star all-rounders Deandra Dottin and Simran in the auction. She remained unsold in the last auction. His last season was not good. He scored only 29 runs in 9 matches last season. Simran Sheikh scored 176 runs in 11 matches in the recently concluded Senior Challenger Women’s Trophy. During this period his strike rate remained above 200. Simran’s best score was 47 runs.

Simran Shaikh has 7 siblings
Simran’s cricket career started from the streets of Dharavi. Earlier she used to play cricket with boys. Born in a Muslim family, Simran had to listen to people to make cricket a career. However, his family never refused for this. He improved his Cricut skills in cross field. After failing in matriculation, Simran left studies and concentrated entirely on cricket. He has seven siblings in which he has 4 sisters and 3 brothers. Simran’s father works in wiring.