WPL Auction 2023 Live Updates: Smriti Mandhana Becomes the Most Expensive WPL Player; Deepti Sharma Sold at 2.6 Crores

Women Premier League (WPL) Auction 2023 – Live Updates:

The WPL Auction is happening right after the onset of the Women’s T20 World Cup. It is a highly exciting time for the Women cricketers as they continue to be sold at the auctions and celebrate the amounts.

The WPL will take place in India in 2023. Smriti Mandhana becomes the most expensive player at 3.4 crores. While Deepti Sharma was sold at 2.6 crores. Royal Challengers Bangalore spent more than half their purse on 4 players who are one of the best cricketers in the Women cricket. It is estimated that the strength of the team would be multi fold as they continue to get more players.

On this day of 13th February 2023, the first ever auction of the Women players for the different WPL teams is about to start. In Mumbai, history is being marked, where owners of the teams would be placing their bids on the women players from across the globe. According to the sources, about 1525 women players had applied or registered for the WPL. Only 448 players made it to the final list and will be going under the hammer.

Majority of the players on the list, i.e., 269 players are from India. 179 players are from the other nations while 19 are from associate nations. It is estimated that that the WPL will mark the beginning of a brand-new chapter in the growth of sports for women and the overall growth of the game. It will bring immense revenue for the nation and would prove to be a boost for the women cricket players as well.