Zoom News : Feb 15, 2023, 11:46 AM
WPL 2023: All the preparations for the Women's Premier League have been done. A few days back, the BCCI had organized an auction for this big cricket league in Mumbai. Big bids were placed on many players in the auction. At the same time, RCB made the biggest bid of 3.4 crores on Smriti Mandhana. Apart from this, many excellent international players like Alice Parry, Sophie Devine and Megan Schutt were also bought by this team in the auction. At the same time, the great tennis player Sania Mirza has also got a big role in this team.Sania Mirza in RCB team
Sania Mirza has been appointed as the mentor of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise for the upcoming season of the Women's Premier League. Mirza, who is set to play his last tournament in Dubai, will be a part of the RCB franchise. The move is being seen as massive motivation for the players. Sania is in love with cricket and has often been spotted at various cricket stadiums. He recently made it to the final of the Australian Open mixed doubles with Rohan Bopanna.Of Sania's 6 Grand Slam titles, three are mixed doubles trophies which she won with Mahesh Bhupathi (2009 Australian Open, 2012 French Open) and Brazilian Bruno Soares (2014 US Open).Mandhana went to RCB teamThe first bid for the women's IPL went to India's star batsman Smriti Mandhana. RCB and Mumbai Indians team bid fiercely for Mandhana. But in the end, the RCB team made a big bid of 3.4 crores on Mandhana. Mandhana became the most expensive player in the first set.Full team of RCB:Smriti Mandhana Rs 3.40 croreRicha Ghosh Rs 1.90 croreEllyse Perry Rs 1.70 croreRenuka Singh Rs 1.50 croreSophie Devine Rs 50 lakhHeather Knight Rs 40 lakhMegan Schutt Rs 40 lakhKanika Ahuja Rs 35 lakhDane van Niekerk Rs 30 lakhErin Burns Rs 30 lakhPreeti Bose Rs 30 lakhKomal Janjad Rs 25 lakhAsha Shobhana Rs 10 lakhDisha Kasat Rs 10 lakhIndrani Rai Rs 10 lakhPoonam Khemnar Rs 10 lakhSahana Pawar Rs 10 lakhShreyanka Patil Rs 10 lakhWhile our coaching staff handle the cricket side of things, we couldn’t think of anyone better to guide our women cricketers about excelling under pressure.
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 15, 2023
Join us in welcoming the mentor of our women's team, a champion athlete and a trailblazer! 🙌
Namaskara, Sania Mirza! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/r1qlsMQGTb