Uncapped Indians Kashvee Gautam, Vrinda Dinesh break bank at WPL auction

Kashvee Gautam (20) fetched ₹2 cr from Gujarat Giants, Vrinda Dinesh (22) sold to UP Warriorz for ₹1.3 cr in WPL auction. Annabel Sutherland (22) sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹2 cr, Phoebe Litchfield (20) to Gujarat Giants for ₹1 cr. Shabnim Ismail (SA) to Mumbai Indians for ₹1.2 cr, Georgia Wareham (Aus) to RCB for ₹40 lakh, Kate Cross (Eng) to RCB for ₹30 lakh and Ekta Bisht (Ind) to RCB for ₹60 lakh.

Punjab pacer Kashvee Gautam fetched a winning bid of ₹2 crore from Gujarat Giants at the WPL auction in Mumbai on December 9.

The 20-year-old's base price was ₹10 lakh. Both Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz bid for Kashvee before the former managed to secure her services for the second edition of WPL.

In another big payday for an uncapped Indian cricketer, UP Warriorz bid ₹1.3 crore for 22-year-old Karnataka batter Vrinda Dinesh.

Both Vrinda and Kashvee had recently featured for India A in their three-match series against England A.

In the early stages, Australian cricketers attracted the highest bids with all-rounder Annabel Sutherland being sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹2 crore and batter Phoebe Litchfield to Gujarat Giants for ₹1 crore.

The 22-year-old Sutherland was released by Gujarat Giants after the inaugural edition of WPL held in March this year. She attracted bids from defending champions Mumbai Indians but they pulled out, with the player eventually going to the Capitals.