Indian youngster Kashvee Gautam was sold to Gujarat Giants for a record 2 Crore Rupees at the WPL 2024 auction on Saturday as she became the most expensive uncapped player at the auction.
After going unsold at the auction last year, Gautam, an all-rounder who impressed with her pinch-hitting and sharp seam bowling finally got her due as she broke the record for the costliest uncapped player at the WPL 2024 auction.
The 20-year-old all-rounder registered a hat-trick in a one-dayer for Chandigarh against Arunachal Pradesh in the women’s domestic U19 competition.
Sharpening her flair ahead of the mega-auction, in the recently concluded She managed to pick up 12 wickets at the recently concluded Senior Women’s T20 Trophy at an economy rate of 4.14, which bolstered her stock.
Another uncapped player, Karnataka batter Vrinda Dinesh went for big bucks as the UP Warriorz coughed up 1.3 Crore Indian Rupees for the services of the 22-year-old.
Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland also made headlines as she was picked up by the Delhi Capitals for a whopping 2 Crore Indian Rupees on Saturday, jumping to a joint fifth on the list of most expensive players at the WPL auction.
Royal Challengers Bangalore made Indian star batter Smriti Mandha the highest-paid player in the tournament last year as they shelled out a massive 3.4 Crore INR for the south-paw.
Australian Ashleigh Gardner and Englishwoman Natalie Sciver, who were enlisted by Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians respectively for 3.2 Crores each rank as the second most expensive signings at the event, followed by Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who was paid 2.6 Crore to join the UP Warriorz last year.
Indian sensation Jemimah Rodrigues stands fourth on the list as Delhi Capitals coughed up 2.2 Crores for the services of the batter, followed by Australian Beth Mooney and attacking Indian opener Shefali Verma, who were signed by Gujarat and Delhi respectively for 2 Crores stand fifth on the list of most expensive buys at the WPL.
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