Aakash Chopra predicts the Most Expensive Player in Women’s T20 League auction
Women’s T20 League Aakash Chopra (Image source: Twitter)
The first-ever Women’s T20 League auction is set to take place at the Jio Convention Centre on Monday and former India opener Aakash Chopra has predicted the most expensive players in the auction. The five franchises will have an available purse of Rs 12 crore each and will be allowed to buy a maximum of 18 players, including six foreigners.
According to Chopra, India Women opener Smriti Mandhana will be the most expensive player in the auction. He also predicted that India Women captain Harmanpreet Kaur could be the second most expensive, followed by Deepti Sharma and Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry.
“It is going to be an interesting auction because it is happening for the first time. They have to find five captains as well. So when you go to buy a captain, you will spend a lot of money and that much money is not there. There is no doubt that Indian players will be the most expensive,” Chopra said.
“In my opinion, Smriti Mandhana will be the most expensive, Harmanpreet Kaur at No. 2 and Deepti Sharma at No. 3. I am seeing Ellyse Perry becoming a captain for one of the sides. The fifth could be Ashleigh Gardner, Meg Lanning, Nat Sciver, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews or Marizanne Kapp – there is just too much quality.”
Australian players set to fetch good money- Aakash Chopra
Chopra also praised the quality of Australian players and predicted that they would fetch good amounts at the auction. “After the Indian players, the most money will go in Australian dollars. All Australian players who are registered here will get good money, whether it is Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner or Tahlia McGrath – they are all absolutely outstanding,” he said.
Talking about the all-rounders, Chopra opined that there is an abundance of all-rounders in WPL and that the money would get divided between them. “Generally all-rounders get a lot of money. But here there are so many all-rounders, it is possible they might get slightly less money. It is not like the Men’s IPL where there are very few all-rounders and we end up giving 50 crores to three all-rounders,” he said.
The first-ever Women’s T20 League auction is expected to be an exciting event with some of the best players from India and Australia set to go under the hammer. The prediction by Aakash Chopra on the most expensive players in the auction has added to the anticipation and excitement. It will be interesting to see how much the franchises are willing to spend on their players and which players will end up being the most expensive.
