As many as 24 players – 14 overseas and 10 Indians – have listed themselves at the highest base price of INR 50 lakh (USD 60,400 approx.), including Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Devine and Deandra Dottin. All of the victorious India Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup squad have registered for the auction.
Apart from India, the final list includes players from Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ireland, Zimbabwe, and also eight Associate players from UAE, Hong Kong, Thailand, Netherlands and USA.
The five franchises will have a purse of INR 12 crore (USD 14.6 million approx.) each to spend on forming their teams. With each squad comprising between 15 and 18 players, a maximum of 90 players can be bought at the auction which starts at 2.30 pm IST. Each squad can contain up to six overseas players.