Uncapped Indian allrounder Kshavee Gautam emerged the biggest gainer from the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 Auction, bagging a whopping ₹2 cr bid for a base price of ₹10 lakh while fellow Indian Vrinda Dinesh went for ₹1.30 cr as the franchises focussed on Indian players with multiple skills.
Kahsvee and Annabel Sutherland of Australia emerged as the biggest buys of the mini-auction going for ₹2 cr each while three players, Vrinda Dinesh (₹1.30 cr), Shabnim Ismail (₹1.20 cr) of South Africa and Phoebe Litchfield (₹1.00 cr) of Australia made up the top five buys with Royal Challengers Bangalore picked Ekta Bisht of India for ₹60 lakh.
In all, 30 players out of the total 160 that went under the hammer were picked by the five franchises, who collectively spent a total of ₹12.75 cr.