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Aakash Chopra, a former Indian opener, has chosen the player he believes would get the highest price at the Women’s Premier League’s first player auction, which will take place in Mumbai shortly. The former Indian cricketer predicted that the five participating franchises would make significant offers for India’s daring opener Smriti Mandhana.
Aakash Chopra, a former Indian cricketer, has made a prediction for the Women’s Cricket Auction, which is set to take place on Monday, February 12. He believes that Smriti Mandhana will be the player that teams will pay top dollar to get in the auction because she is the most sought-after player.
In addition, Chopra believes it will be challenging for the franchises to find five captains with aEach team has been given a budget of 12 crore. The cricketer-turned-expert suggested Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian captain, and all-arounder Deepti Sharma as two potential candidates for the leadership position.
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Due to the fact that this auction is taking place for the first time. Additionally they need to find five captains. Therefore, you will spend a lot of money to acquire a captain even though that money is not available. Indian athletes will undoubtedly be the most expensive.
Ellyse Perry is going to lead one of the teams, in my opinion. a fifthThere is simply too much talent, so it might be Ashleigh Gardner, Meg Lanning, Nat Sciver, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews, or Marizanne Kapp “In a video posted to his YouTube page, Chopra remarked.
All Australian players who have signed up will receive good compensation: Chopra
Given the abundance of elite players from Down Under competing in the WPL, Chopra believes that when it comes to foreign players, the Australians will be the big winners in the auction.
The biggest money will be paid Indian players. Regardless of whether they are Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner, or Tahlia McGrath – they are all incredibly fantastic – all Australian players who are enrolled here will receive high money,
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