New Delhi. After IPL 2025, now it is the turn of women cricketers to be auctioned. The Women’s Premier League (WPA) Players Auction is on 15th December. Players like England captain Heather Knight to regular members of the Indian team like Sneh Rana, Poonam Yadav are included in this mini auction. A bid of Rs 27 crore was made on Rishabh Pant in IPL. Now it has to be seen who among the female players gets the most money. One thing is certain that the WPA auction is not going to have the same fanfare as the IPL auction.
While IPL is the most popular cricket league in the world, WPL has just started its journey. The teams of the Women’s Premier League do not have the same purse as is bet on an IPL player. This time the purse of these teams has been increased by Rs 1.5 crore. Despite this, the total purse of one team remains only Rs 15 crore. Most of the teams have retained their star players before the auction. Due to this, a major part of his total purse has been spent in retention.
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After reducing the retention amount, Delhi Capitals’ purse has become the smallest. She will reach the players auction to be held on December 15 with a purse of Rs 2.5 crore. Smriti Mandhana’s champion team Royal Challengers Bangalore has a purse of Rs 3.25 crore left. Gujarat Titans will enter the auction with the biggest purse. He has Rs 4.4 crore left in his purse.
Cricket fans have recently watched the IPL 2025 auction. In this auction of players held on 24 and 25 November, bids worth Rs 639.15 crore were made. This auction was held for 182 players, of which 62 are foreigners. Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history with a bid of Rs 27 crore. A bid of Rs 26.75 crore was placed on Reyes Iyer.
Tags: Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Womens Cricket
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 29, 2024, 11:53 IST