In a red-letter day for Women’s cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held its first-ever auction for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League. Five franchises engaged in an intense bidding war at the Jio Convention Centre in Mumbai on Monday (February 13) to formulate their squad for the maiden edition.
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Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals had an interesting auction day on Monday evening as the franchise rose a lot of eyebrows for not buying a single player in the first two sets. While their tactics were widely discussed on social media, it also grabbed the attention of the Indian cricketer Harleen Doel, who was seen watching the auction along with other Indian teammates.
As Renuka Singh was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping Rs. 1.5 crore, Indian players watching the auction were seen congratulating Renuka for her successful bidding. Meanwhile, Harleen Deol looked confused over Delhi Capitals' tactics as she was seen asking other teammates, "Yeh Delhi Wale Kiske Lie Paise Bacha Rahe Hain". The same was captured in a video shared by Jio Cinema on their official Twitter handle.
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Delhi Capitals later swung into action as the bought Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, and Shafali Verma in the third set. DC also made a lot of headlines for buying Tara Norris of the United States of America for Rs. 10 Lakh.
With that successful bid, Delhi Capitals became the only franchise to pick a player from an associate nation. Meanwhile, Harleen Doel was picked by Gujarat Giants for INR 40 Lakh in WPL Auction.
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