WPL 2024 public sale – Chamari Athapaththu, Deandra Dottin, Kim Garth amongst 165 gamers to go underneath the hammer

Solely two gamers – West Indies allrounder Dottin and Australia pacer Kim Garth – have positioned themselves within the highest bracket, at a base worth of INR 50 lakh (US$ 60,000 approx.), whereas Sri Lanka captain Athapaththu, in the midst of a spectacular run of batting kind and the second-highest run-getter on the WBBL this yr, has listed her base worth at INR 30 lakh. She went unsold on the 2023 public sale.

Dottin was signed for INR 60 lakh forward of the inaugural season by Gujarat Giants, however was withdrawn from the squad days earlier than the event. On the time, Giants stated Dottin was “recovering from a medical scenario”, a declare she disputed publicly. Dottin was subsequently changed by Garth, who was let go forward of the retention deadline.

The Australian pair of Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham, together with England wicketkeeper Amy Jones and Ismail, are bracketed within the second-highest class, with a base worth of INR 40 lakh. Like Garth, Sutherland and Wareham had been picked by Giants for the inaugural season earlier than being launched. Ismail featured in simply three matches for UP Warriorz, whereas Jones had gone unsold.

Thailand batter Natthakan Chantham and USA’s Tara Norris are amongst 15 gamers from Affiliate nations within the public sale pool, which additionally has illustration from the Netherlands, Scotland, UAE and Hong Kong. Norris, the left-arm seamer, was the one Affiliate participant to characteristic within the inaugural season of the WPL. She picked up seven wickets in 5 video games for Delhi Capitals, together with the event’s first five-for.Giants, who completed final within the earlier version, offloaded greater than half their squad forward of the second season. Because of this, they’ve the largest purse (INR 5.95 crore) and in addition the utmost slots to fill (ten). Defending champions Mumbai Indians have the bottom finances (INR 2.1 crore).

The inaugural season comprised 22 matches and was performed in three venues throughout Mumbai. The BCCI is within the technique of finalising the dates for the second season, which is predicted to be held in February. It is also probably that the event shall be performed in a number of cities, with Mumbai and Bengaluru anticipated to characteristic.