The inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League will be played in Mumbai between March 4-26 where a total of 22 matches will be held with the Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium playing hosts to the marquee tournament.
Ahead of the tournament, the WPL Player Auction list has been released by the Indian cricket board as per which a total of 409 cricketers will be going under the hammer at the Jio World Convention Centre here on February 13.
Notably, as many as A 1525 players had registered for the inaugural WPL Player Auction and the final list was pruned to 409 players.
Out of 409 players, 246 are Indians and 163 are overseas players of which 8 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 202, uncapped players are 199 and 8 from associate nations.
A maximum of 90 slots are available with the five teams, with 30 being slotted for overseas players.
“INR 50 Lakh is the highest reserve price with 24 players choosing to be slotted in the highest bracket. Team India Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and India’s Under-19 T20 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma are amongst the few Indians who have slotted themselves in the highest bracket.
“13 overseas players have also slotted themselves under the INR 50 Lakh reserve price with the likes of Ellyse Perry, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Devine & Deandra Dottin to name a few. 30 players are in the auction list with a base price of INR 40 Lakh,” the BCCI said in a statement.