Tendulkar shares video of little girl hitting boundaries for fun: ‘Kal hi toh auction hua.. aaj match shuru?’

“Kal hi toh auction hua.. aur aaj match bhi shuru? Kya baat hai. Really enjoyed your batting,” Tendulkar has written alongside the video.

Kal hi toh auction hua.. aur aaj match bhi shuru? Kya baat hai. Really enjoyed your batting. ????????????#CricketTwitter #WPL @wplt20

(Via Whatsapp) pic.twitter.com/pxWcj1I6t6

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 14, 2023

WPL auction creates history

Notably, the first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction was held at Mumbai’s Jio Convention Centre on Monday. The auction saw a total of 87 Players going under the hammer. A total of Rs 59. 50 crore was splurged collectively amongst the five franchises – Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and UP Warriorz.

Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive buy as she was picked by RCB for Rs 3.40 crore. She was followed by

Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner and England’s Natalie Sciver who were bought for Rs 3.20 crore by Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians respectively. Among Indians, Deepti Sharma (Rs 2.60 crore), Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs 2.20 crore), Shafali Verma (Rs 2 crore), Pooja Vastrakar (Rs 1.90 crore), Rucha Ghosh (Rs 1.90 crore) and Harmanpreet Kaur (Rs 1.80 crore).

The league which will feature the biggest women’s cricketing star from around the globe is expected to unearth numerous cricketing talents from every nook and corner of the country.

Fair few bids for Delhi’s teen phenom Shweta Sehrawat, who was India’s leading run getter at the U19 World Cup

UP Warriorz continue to impress, get her for 40 lakh#WPLAuction2023 #WPL2023

— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) February 13, 2023

A lot of young girls including those from India’s Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup-winning team have already been picked by the five five franchises. Uncapped Tanuja Kanwer triggered a bidding war and was picked by Gujarat Titans for Rs 50 lakh. U-19 T20 World Cup champion Shweta Sehrawat was picked by UP Warriorz for Rs 40 lakh. Two more uncapped player Kanika Ahuja (Rs 35 lakh) and Minnu Mani (Rs 30 lakh) were picked by RCB and Delhi Capitals respectively.

WPL Auction: India Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup-winning players who sizzled at historic auction