West Indian Deandra Dottin, regardless of her falling out with Giants final season, has opted for the very best reserve worth.
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West Indian Deandra Dottin and Australia’s Kim Garth are the one two gamers to have opted for the very best reserve worth of Rs. 50 lakh for the Women’s Premier League, to be held in Mumbai on December 9.
As many as 165 gamers will go underneath the hammer forward of the second version of the league. Of them, 104 are Indians; of the 61 abroad gamers, 15 are from affiliate nations. There are 56 capped gamers and 109 uncapped.
A complete of 30 slots can be found for the 5 franchises. Nine of these slots are for abroad gamers.
Four cricketers have put themselves in the Rs. 40 lakh bracket: Australians Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham, England’s Amy Jones and South African Shabnam Ismail.
Meghna Singh, S. Meghana and Devika Vaidya are among the many capped gamers from India; they’ve a worth base of Rs. 30 lakh every, as has Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu, who had gone surprisingly unsold final season.
Dottin was purchased by Gujarat Giants for Rs. 60 lakhs, however the franchise launched her on medical grounds earlier than the event began. She, nevertheless, disputed that declare.
The franchise changed her with Garth. But she was among the many 11 gamers launched by Giants, which topped the record when the groups introduced the record of gamers launched and retained.
In all, 29 gamers have been launched by the franchises, whereas 60 have been retained. Going into subsequent week’s auction, Giants, which had completed final in the primary version of the league, has the most important purse — Rs. 5.95 crore.
Not surprisingly, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals — the champion and the runner-up — have smaller purses, Rs. 2.25 crore and Rs. 2.1 crore, respectively.
Season 2 of the WPL is more likely to be held in February.
