‘Both captains of india in champion team’ – Fans react as Harmanpreet Kaur sold to Mumbai franchise in Women’s T20 League
Kaur is currently leading Indian team in the 2023 Women's 20-20 World Cup in South Africa.
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Feb 13, 2023 5:15 pm
Harmanpreet Kaur (Source- Twitter)
The total of 409 women cricketers will go under the hammer during the auction of the inaugural Women’s T20 League on Monday, February 13. The auction is conducted by a female auctioneer, Malliga Sagar, for the first time in the history of a T20 League.
India women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was sold to Mumbai franchise for the first Women’s T20 League. Harmanpreet had a base price of Rs. 50 lakh. The UP Franchise entered the bid with Rs 1.7 crore but the star batter was purchased by the five-time Men’s T20 League champions in the bidding war for a massive bid of Rs 1.8 crore. Mumbai franchise beat competition from Delhi Franchise, UP Franchise, and Bangalore Franchise to acquire the Indian captain.
Harmanpreet was the second player sold in the first-ever Women’s T20 League auction after India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. Mandhana made history by being the first player sold in the auction. She was roped in by Bangalore Franchise for a massive sum of Rs. 3.4 crore. Mandhana remains the most expensive player thus far.
The 2023 Women’s T20 League Player auction is conducted by Mallika Sagar at the Jio World Convention Centre at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. She is a Mumbai-based art collector and consultant for Modern and contemporary Indian art, as well as a partner in the Art India Consultants organization. She is an experienced auctioneer at Pundoles in Mumbai. She has also performed in the 2021 Pro Kabaddi League auctions.
A total of 1,525 players registered for the 2023 Player Auction and the final list was pruned to 409 players. Out of this, 246 are Indians and 163 are overseas players of which 8 players are from associate nations. There are 202 capped players, 199 uncapped and 8 are from associate nations.
The Women’s T20 League which is scheduled to be held in March 2023 is one of the most awaited tournaments so far. The league is starting off with just five teams. Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat, UP and Bangalore are the franchises who will be taking part in the first edition of the tournament.
Here is how fans reacted on Twitter after Harmanpreet Kaur was sold to Mumbai franchise:
