Mumbai, Nov 10: The players’ auction for the 2024 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be held in Mumbai on December 9, reported ESPNCricinfo.
Also, an additional purse of Rs 1.5 crore will be made available to all the five teams besides the balance they are all left with from the last auction as well as after the recent player releases.
30 slots, including nine overseas, will be filled at the auction. Recently, teams had released their retention lists and overall 60 players were retained. Out of these 60 players, 21 were overseas stars. 29 players were released from their squads.
In the inaugural season of WPL, each team was given Rs 12 crore to build their squads. Only two teams, the champions Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz were able to make full use of this money.
Coming to the other three teams, Gujarat Giants had Rs 5 lakhs, Delhi Capitals had Rs 35 lakhs and Royal Challengers Bangalore had Rs 10 lakhs (approx. US $12,015) left as balance.
Giants, who attained a bottom-place finish in the inaugural season, have the highest purse of Rs 5.95 crore, as they had released half their squad.
