WPL Royal Challengers Bangalore Team 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore look to put last year’s performance in the rearview mirror (X/WPL)WPL 2024 Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Players List: Royal Challengers Bangalore went for budget buys in the WPL auction with their highest signing Ekta Bisht costing at just around Rs 60 lakh.
They also brought in 6 other players into their set up with Georgia Wareham for Rs 40 lakh, Kate Cross for Rs 30 lakh, Shubha Satheesh for Rs 10 lakh), S Meghana for Rs 30 lakh, Simran Bahadur for Rs 30 lakh) and Sophie Molineux for Rs 10 lakh.
Last year, like their male counterparts, the Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore started off the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League as strong favourites. But just like the men’s team, they flattered to deceive, finishing as the 4th team in a 5-team league.
The effect of that was seen in their released players list when they let go of 7 players, including Dané Van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose and Sahana Pawar.
Here are the players Bangalore have retained: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine.
Here is the full list of the players bought by the franchise in the 2024 WPL Auctions: Georgia Wareham (40 lakhs), Kate Cross (30 lakhs), Ekta Bisht (60 lakhs), Shubha Satheesh (10 lakh), S Meghana (30 lakh), Simran Bahadur (30 lakh), Sophie Molineux (10 lakh)
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