- “Indian wicketkeepers will be in demand” – Veda Krishnamurthy before the 2027 WPL auction. A total of 146 players will go under the hammer, with 27 spots still to be filled.
- To stimulate interest, some of the biggest names are featured.
- “Indian wicketkeepers will be in demand” – Veda Krishnamurthy ahead of WPL 2027 auction.
“Indian wicketkeepers will be in demand” – Veda Krishnamurthy before the 2027 WPL auction. A total of 146 players will go under the hammer, with 27 spots still to be filled.
To stimulate interest, some of the biggest names are featured. “Indian wicketkeepers will be in demand” – Veda Krishnamurthy ahead of WPL 2027 auction. (Photo Source: ) The TATA WPL 2027 auction will take center stage on Wednesday, October 28, from 5:30 pm in Kochi, live on JioHotstar and Star Sports Network, as all five teams look to finalize their squads ahead of the fifth edition of the tournament.
A total of 146 players will be auctioned, 27 spots still need to be filled. Some of the biggest names likely to attract interest include Indian internationals G Kamalini, Sneh Rana and Sushma Verma, as well as Australian trio Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen and Sophie Molineux. UP Warriorz (UPW) will be the most active team in the auction with eight spots to fill and a purse of Rs 3.75 crore.
Mumbai Indians (MI) still have six vacancies; However, they only have 90 lakh rupees left in their handbags. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Delhi Citals (DC) and Gujarat Giants (GG), the three teams that qualified for the playoffs last season, have retained most of their core and only have a few spots left to fill. Defending champions RCB will be relying on their top all-rounder Ellyse Perry for the season and will therefore be looking for local replacements who can help them win a historic third title.
Speaking on JioStar’s ‘Follow the Blues: The Dawn of Ctain Smriti’, Mandhana explained TATA WPL’s role in identifying the players of the future. “The WPL has been a big advantage as we have found a number of players in the WPL, but now it is our responsibility to figure out how we can develop them and make them bigger match winners.” We certainly have some exciting talent on our team at the moment.
We have eight to nine people aged 19 to 24, which is pretty exciting. They all played good cricket in the India A series. We followed everything and they played very good cricket.
Now it is up to us to take them forward and pave the way for India,” Mandhana said. On the other hand, JioStar expert Veda Krishnamurthy pointed out that Indian wicketkeepers will be in high demand and at least three teams will be looking for their first-choice wicketkeepers in the auction. “I think Indian wicketkeepers in particular will be in high demand and a number of teams will be looking for them.
There are a few national players that I’m interested in seeing how they do auctions. Of course, Sophie Molineux is a big name to look forward to considering the experience she brings to the table. She is a match winner and has already won the WPL with RCB.” “It will also be interesting to see how things develop around G Kamalini and which teams want to sign her as she is also a wicketkeeper.”
The number and number of slots available is very limited. Teams know exactly what they are looking for, so it is important that they filter the names of available cricketers and identify their names. You should have at least three or four names for each skill as the bids can go in any direction,” Krishnamurthy added to JioStar.
The fifth season of TATA WPL will run from January 14 to February 7. While four-time finalists Delhi Citals, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz are aiming for their maiden title, RCB and MI will be keen to add their two titles each as the teams lock horns in Kochi.
