Published on: Dec 10, 2023 6:00 am IST|Updated on: Dec 10, 2023 12:40 pm IST
The 2024 Women’s Premier League (WPL) had a few surprises in store, wherein two uncapped Indians earned eight-figure contracts. There were also a few in-demand foreigners, as the five franchises spent Rs 12.75 crore to sign 30 players.
Amid expectations of young Kashvee Gautam attracting interest from multiple teams, not many would have been optimistic enough to have predicted a Rs 2 crore price for the 20-year-old all-rounder. But to secure her services, that is what Gujarat Giants had to fork out. The Giants were involved in a three-pronged bidding war, alongside Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz, but having the biggest purse worked out in their favour.
Let’s take a look at the salaries for all the players of each team.
Vrinda Dinesh is another Indian who has been sold for 1.3 lakh to UP Warriorz. The most surprising concern about this auction is there are no other Asian players have been bought in this year’s WPL Auction. In particular, Srilankan captain Chamari Athapaththu has gone unsold.