Even because the Women’s T20 World Cup is underway in South Africa, all eyes are firmly on Mumbai. And why not? In each which manner you have a look at it, Monday shall be a landmark day for girls’s cricket — not simply India — because the stage is ready for the inaugural participant auctions for the Women’s Premier League launched by the BCCI. A complete of 409 gamers (246 Indian and 163 abroad) are set to go beneath the hammer with many anticipated to turn into millionaires by the top of the day, which can make them one of many highest paid athletes in girls’s
Former India captain Diana Edulji calls it historic, and rightly in order the event goes to position the ladies cricketers among the many prime earners bracket throughout all sports activities within the coming years. “History is going to be created on Monday, when the women cricketers will be going under the hammer for the first time, no women’s league has auctioned worldwide barring WPL,” Edulji instructed the Indian Express.
There is a purpose why Edulji is sounding elated about what’s in retailer. With many of the prime gamers having a base value of Rs 50 lakh, they’re sure to fetch massive cash on the public sale, which may make them simply one of many highest paid internationally even forward of the Women’s Super League (Women’s EPL). According to experiences, the typical wage of WSL footballers is Rs 46,78,974.49, which isn’t even the bottom value for the likes of Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana to call a number of. To put issues in cricket context, the best pay within the Hundred and Women’s Big Bash League is Rs 30,86, 132.11. Which is why not simply gamers from India, however from world wide are eagerly ready to see how a lot they are going to fetch on Monday.
Even because the T20 World Cup is underway, and the public sale is sure to be a distraction of kinds, it’s one thing the cricket world can’t neglect because the stakes are excessive. The 5 franchises has already fetched the BCCI Rs 4,669.99 crore and the ultimate piece within the make-up of the staff is the participant public sale forward of the event which shall be performed from March 4 to 26 at Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
“The historic and first-ever auction of the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League will undoubtedly usher in another glorious chapter for women’s cricket not just in India, but all over the world.The auction, as I see, is more about building the foundation – of teams and the tournament for the years to come. We will be celebrating not just the current talent that will participate in this inaugural WPL, but also this unique tournament which we hope will give wings to the aspirations of a million young “women”, giving them a ‘home’ to be a part of and sharpen their expertise,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah instructed The Indian Express.
While a complete of 1525 gamers had registered for the WPL participant auctions, the BCCI shortlisted 409 gamers. And not like the Indian Premier League, the place every franchise has a wage purse of Rs 95 crore, the WPL groups have solely Rs 12 crore to spend on. “A bigger purse would have been ideal. A team can have a minimum 15 players per team so the franchise won’t go all out on one player like they do in men’s IPL. Here there is a very limited purse and franchisees will be cautious on whom they will go all out. They will have to keep in mind money left behind too,” Edulji defined.
Each staff ought to have a minimal 15 of gamers, with most being 18. Each staff will strive to slot in a minimum of 5 overseas gamers. As per BCCI press launch, a most of 90 slots can be found with the 5 groups, with 30 being slotted for abroad gamers. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, foreigners Ellyse Perry, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Devine and Deandra Dottin have all put their names at a base value of Rs 50 lakh.
Australian batters shall be in nice demand particularly batters Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney, who’re amongst prime two T20 ranked gamers in girls’s cricket together with all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, who’s greatest all-rounder on the planet. Similarly, England gamers can even be in demand, identical to the IPL.
Members of India beneath 19 girls’s staff which bagged maiden colts World Cup in South Africa, shall be maintaining their fingers crossed. Delhi’s Shweta Sehrawat, who scored 297 runs in not too long ago concluded ICC Women’s beneath 19 World Cup, shall be middle of attraction. The batter had scored with a strike fee of 139.43 and was the best run getter within the event. While one other U-19 participant Parshavi Chopra, who had an financial system fee of three.66 in colts World Cup, can even be within the radar.
The 5 WPL franchisees are Gujarat Giants (Adani Group), Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz.
